Saamáka
E604532
Saamáka is a creole language spoken primarily by the Saramaka Maroon community in Suriname, known for its blend of English, Portuguese, and West African linguistic influences.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Saamáka canonical | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | creole language ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Saramaccan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Saramaccan language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo |
Aluku language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ndyuka language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Suriname NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developedFrom | plantation creole of Suriname ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Saramaka people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCommunity | Maroon community ⓘ |
| hasGlottocode | sara1340 ⓘ |
| hasGlottologName | Saramaccan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasISO6393Code | srm ⓘ |
| hasLexifierLanguage |
English
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Portuguese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLinguisticInfluenceFrom |
Akan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
English NERFINISHED ⓘ Gbe languages NERFINISHED ⓘ Kikongo NERFINISHED ⓘ Portuguese NERFINISHED ⓘ West African languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMorphologicalType | analytic ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfSpeakersRange | 20000–30000 ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
nasal vowels
ⓘ
tone ⓘ |
| hasStatus | minority language in Suriname ⓘ |
| hasSubstrateLanguage |
Akan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gbe languages ⓘ Kikongo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSVOOrder | true ⓘ |
| isSubjectOf |
linguistic research on creole genesis
ⓘ
studies of English-lexifier creoles ⓘ |
| languageFamily | English-based creole ⓘ |
| originatedInCentury |
17th century
ⓘ
18th century ⓘ |
| region |
Saramacca River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Upper Suriname River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenBy | Saramaka Maroons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
French Guiana
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Suriname NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn |
music of Saramaka Maroons
ⓘ
oral tradition of Saramaka Maroons ⓘ religious practices of Saramaka Maroons ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.