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    Suriname (/ˈsʊərɪnæm, -nɑːm/ SOOR-ih-NAM, -⁠NAHM, Dutch: [syːriˈnaːmə] ), officially the Republic of Suriname (Dutch: Republiek Suriname [reːpyˌblik ˌsyːriˈnaːmə])...
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    words from the primary language of the area (Brazil, Suriname, Guyana, French Guiana). For example, the Kari'nja spoken in Suriname borrows words from Dutch...
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  • Niger–Congo languages of West Africa, especially Fon and other Gbe languages, as well as Akan and Central African languages such as Kikongo. The language is derived...
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  • The early history of Suriname dates from 3000 BCE when Native Americans first inhabited the area. The Dutch acquired Suriname from the English, and European...
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  • Sranan Tongo (redirect from Suriname Creole)
    Creole) is an English-based creole language that is spoken as a lingua franca by approximately 519,600 people in Suriname. Developed originally among enslaved...
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    from Tamil and other South Asian languages. The language has also borrowed many words from Dutch and English in Suriname and Guyana, and English and French...
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    Amerindian languages are spoken by the Surinamese Amerindian community. Languages include Carib, Arawak, Tiriyó and Wayana. "NATIONAL CENSUS REPORT SURINAME" (PDF)...
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    with the country of Suriname. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Surinamese, several (or all) of these connections...
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    loanwords from languages like Dutch, Sranantongo, Sarnami and Indonesian. The influence of the latter language, which is not spoken in Suriname, can be attributed...
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    speakers), is an Arawakan language spoken by the Lokono (Arawak) people of South America in eastern Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana. It is...
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    Surinamese Dutch (category Languages of Suriname)
    form of Dutch spoken in Suriname and is the official language in Suriname, a former Dutch colony. Dutch is spoken as a native language by about 80% of the...
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    native language of the Warao people. A language isolate, it is spoken by about 33,000 people primarily in northern Venezuela, Guyana and Suriname. It is...
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    are just a result of shared areal features. Taiwan designates Hakka as one of its national languages, thus regarding the language as a subject for its...
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    The languages of South America can be divided into three broad groups: the languages of the (in most cases, former) colonial powers; many indigenous languages...
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  • Kwinti is an English-based creole of Suriname closely related to Ndyuka. The language has less than 300 speakers, and split from Plantation Creole which...
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    Creole, or Nenge is a creole language of Suriname and French Guiana, spoken by the Ndyuka people. The speakers are one of six Maroon peoples (formerly...
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    president of the Republic of Suriname (Dutch: President van de Republiek Suriname) is, in accordance with the Constitution of 1987, the head of state and...
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  • Saramaccan, creole language of Suriname with vocabulary built based on English, Portuguese, and West and Central African languages Upper Guinea and Cape...
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    Hinduism in Suriname is the second-largest religion. According to ARDA, there are 129,440 Hindus in Suriname as of 2015, constituting 23.15% of the population...
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    Culture of Suriname Cuisine of Suriname Languages of Suriname National symbols of Suriname Coat of arms of Suriname Flag of Suriname National anthem of Suriname...
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    linguists to refer to many West Germanic languages, some of which are spoken in what formed the historical core area of Francia during the Early Middle Ages...
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  • The Pidjanan languages are a subgroup of Arawakan languages of northern South America. The term Pidjanan was coined by Sérgio Meira (2019) from Wapishana...
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    Suriname is divided into 10 districts (Dutch: districten). The country was first divided up into subdivisions by the Dutch on October 8, 1834, when a Royal...
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    strongly-affiliated with Suriname. Much modern literature is written in the Dutch language although other languages of Suriname are also used. The oral...
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    of about 100 researchers and visitors. Lewis, Paul (2009). "Languages of Suriname". Dallas, Texas: Ethnologue. Lewis, M. Paul (2009). "Languages of Turks...
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    (Dutch: Suriname), also unofficially known as Dutch Guiana, was a Dutch plantation colony in the Guianas, bordered by the equally Dutch colony of Berbice...
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  • a group of several closely related languages within the wider Central Tano languages. These languages are the principal native languages of the Akan...
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    As part of the foreign relations of Suriname, the country is a participant in numerous international organizations. The country claims an area in French...
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    the same languages. Suriname has a small number of Afghan Muslims and their native-born children. The first Javanese Muslims to come to Suriname built their...
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  • Kajana, Suriname, a village in Boven Suriname, Suriname Kajana (Buhigwe DC), an administrative ward in Buhigwe District of Kigoma Region of Tanzania...
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