Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A creole based on English, spoken in coastal Suriname and widely used as a lingua franca.
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- proper noun The
Sranan Tongo English-based creole ofSuriname .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Suriname/Sarnami/Sarnam/Sranan - officially the Republic of Suriname, is a country in northern South America.
WN.com - Articles related to Africa left in cold by US-Brazil cotton deal-study 2010
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Suriname/Sarnami/Sarnam/Sranan - officially the Republic of Suriname, is a country in northern South America.
WN.com - Articles related to Africa left in cold by US-Brazil cotton deal-study 2010
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Suriname/Sarnami/Sarnam/Sranan - officially the Republic of Suriname, is a country in northern South America.
WN.com - Articles related to Africa left in cold by US-Brazil cotton deal-study 2010
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Suriname/Sarnami/Sarnam/Sranan - officially the Republic of Suriname, is a country in northern South America.
WN.com - Articles related to Africa left in cold by US-Brazil cotton deal-study 2010
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South American country where the official language is Dutch but most people speak Sranan.
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srn Sranan cpe (Creoles and Pidgins, English-based (Other))
Additions to MARC Code List for Languages David Bigwood 2006
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srn Sranan cpe (Creoles and Pidgins, English-based (Other))
Archive 2006-02-19 David Bigwood 2006
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(Spanish Creole spoken in Aruba and Curacao); English; Sranan (English Creole of Suriname)
Stabroek News 2010
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Buen día Spokane (United States) 'A Sranan (Suriname) Odi Sranan (Suriname) Gi odi Sûdovian
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(This version CORRECTS that Sranan is the most common language in Suriname.))
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