Afro-Surinamese

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Afro-Surinamese are Surinamese people of African descent whose culture blends West African heritage with Dutch colonial and Caribbean influences.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Surinamese people
ethnic group
associatedWith Surinamese Creole
Ndyuka Maroons
surface form: Surinamese Maroons
countryOfCitizenship Suriname
culturalPractice Winti rituals
ancestor veneration
extended family networks
culture Afro-Surinamese culture
diaspora Caribbean
French Guiana
Netherlands
ethnicOrigin African
West Africans
surface form: West African
hasPart Creole Surinamese
Ndyuka Maroons
surface form: Maroons in Suriname
heritage Atlantic slave trade
history descendants of enslaved Africans brought to Suriname during Dutch colonial rule
influencedBy Caribbean cultures
Dutch colonial culture
West Africa
surface form: West African cultures
languageUsed Dutch
Sranan Tongo
majorityReligion Christianity
partOf population of Suriname
region Guianas
South America
religion Afro-American religions
Christianity
Winti
significantSettlement Paramaribo
Suriname interior
Wanica District
subgroup Aluku
Kwinti
Matawai
Ndyuka
Paramaka
Saramaka
traditionalCuisine herheri
moksi alesi
pom
traditionalDance kaseko dance
traditionalDress koto
traditionalHeadwear angisa
traditionalMusic kaseko
winti music
traditionalReligion Winti
usesCreoleLanguage Sranan Tongo

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Afro-Caribbean people hasSubgroup Afro-Surinamese
Afro-Arubans relatedGroup Afro-Surinamese
Afro-Curacaoans relatedGroup Afro-Surinamese
Afro-Vincentians relatedGroup Afro-Surinamese
Afro-Bonairians relatedTo Afro-Surinamese