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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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  • 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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    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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    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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    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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  • 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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    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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    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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