Eastern Maroon languages
E604541
Eastern Maroon languages are a group of closely related creole languages spoken by Maroon communities in eastern Suriname and French Guiana, developed from contact between African languages and European colonial languages.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Eastern Maroon languages canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
creole language group
ⓘ
language group ⓘ |
| arePartOf |
French Guianese linguistic landscape
ⓘ
Surinamese linguistic landscape ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo | Sranan Tongo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developedFrom |
African languages
ⓘ
Dutch language NERFINISHED ⓘ English language ⓘ Portuguese language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developedInContextOf |
Atlantic slave trade
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
plantation societies in Suriname ⓘ |
| ethnologueCode | djk (for Ndyuka) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| glottologCode | ndyu1241 (for Ndyuka) ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
SVO word order
ⓘ
reduplication ⓘ serial verb constructions ⓘ tense–mood–aspect particles ⓘ |
| hasLexifier | English language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Aluku language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kwinti language NERFINISHED ⓘ Matawai language NERFINISHED ⓘ Ndyuka language NERFINISHED ⓘ Paramaccan language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSubstrate |
Akan language
ⓘ
Gbe languages NERFINISHED ⓘ Kikongo language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Creole
ⓘ
English-based creole ⓘ |
| originPeriod |
17th century
ⓘ
18th century ⓘ |
| region |
eastern Suriname
ⓘ
western French Guiana ⓘ |
| spokenBy |
Aluku Maroons
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kwinti Maroons NERFINISHED ⓘ Maroon communities ⓘ Matawai Maroons NERFINISHED ⓘ Ndyuka Maroons NERFINISHED ⓘ Paramacca Maroons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
French Guiana
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Suriname NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | vulnerable ⓘ |
| subclassOf |
Atlantic English-lexifier creoles
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
English-based creole languages ⓘ Maroon languages ⓘ |
| usedFor |
daily communication
ⓘ
oral tradition ⓘ ritual practices ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.