Aukan language
E604531
The Aukan language is an Eastern Maroon Creole spoken primarily by the Ndyuka (Aukan) people of Suriname and French Guiana, combining English, Portuguese, African, and Dutch influences.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Aukan language canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Eastern Maroon Creole
ⓘ
creole language ⓘ |
| alternateName |
Aukaans
ⓘ
Ndyuka language NERFINISHED ⓘ Ndyuka-Tongo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo |
Aluku language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Paramaccan language NERFINISHED ⓘ Sranan Tongo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsLoanwordsFrom |
Akan languages
ⓘ
Dutch language NERFINISHED ⓘ Gbe languages NERFINISHED ⓘ Portuguese language ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Suriname NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developedFrom | plantation creoles of Suriname ⓘ |
| endonym | Ndyuka tongo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| exonym | Aukan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| glottocode | ndyu1241 ⓘ |
| hasDialect |
Aukan urban varieties
ⓘ
Paramacca variety ⓘ |
| hasEducationalUse | used informally in primary education in some Ndyuka communities ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceFrom |
Dutch language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
English language ⓘ Portuguese language NERFINISHED ⓘ various West African languages ⓘ |
| hasMediaIn | local radio in Suriname ⓘ |
| hasMorphologicalFeature | little inflectional morphology ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature | tonal distinctions of African origin ⓘ |
| hasStandardForm | no fully standardized orthography ⓘ |
| historicalContext | developed among Maroon communities formed by escaped enslaved Africans ⓘ |
| ISO639-3Code | djk ⓘ |
| languageFamily | English-based creole ⓘ |
| lexifierLanguage | English language ⓘ |
| primaryEthnicGroup | Ndyuka people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
Marowijne River basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
eastern Suriname ⓘ |
| spokenBy |
Maroon communities along the Cottica River
ⓘ
Maroon communities along the Tapanahony River ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
French Guiana
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Suriname NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | recognized regional language in Suriname ⓘ |
| typology | analytic language ⓘ |
| usedAs | lingua franca among some Maroon groups in eastern Suriname ⓘ |
| usedFor |
everyday communication among Ndyuka people
ⓘ
oral tradition ⓘ ritual and religious practices ⓘ |
| wordOrder | SVO ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.