Sranan Tongo

See also: Sranantongo

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Sranan Tongo Sranan Tongo, from Sranan (“Suriname”) + tongo (“tongue, language”).

Proper noun

Sranan Tongo

  1. An English-based creole language and lingua franca in Suriname; its approximately 126,000[1] native speakers are predominantly ethnic Creoles.

Translations

See also

  • Wiktionary’s coverage of Sranan Tongo terms

References

  1. ^ Ethnologue

Further reading

Dutch

Proper noun

Sranan Tongo n

  1. alternative spelling of Sranantongo

Sranan Tongo

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sɾanan toŋo/, [sɾa̠na̠n tʊ̞ŋʊ̞], [sɾɑ̟nɑ̟n tɔ̝ŋɔ̝]

Proper noun

Sranan Tongo

  1. alternative spelling of Sranantongo
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