Okanisi tongo

Aukan

English-based creole

FamilleEnglish-based creole Locuteurs~30K (Suriname) + ~15K (French Guiana) ÉcritureLatin PaysSuriname Langue officielleNo (Sranan Tongo dominant in Suriname; French dominant in French Guiana) Vitalitévulnerable ISO 639-3djk

Aukan (Ndyuka, Okanisi) is the principal Maroon Creole of the Eastern Suriname Maroon group, descended from West African Akan/Gbe-speaking enslaved populations who escaped Dutch plantations in the 18th century and established autonomous communities in the rainforest of the Tapanahony River. Eastern Maroon Creoles include Ndyuka, Aluku (alu), and Paramaccan (pmk), all derived from a 17th-18th century English-based plantation creole that the Maroons preserved in geographic isolation while Sranan Tongo (srn) urbanized in coastal Suriname. Distinct from Sranan in phonology (preservation of /ɲ/, longer vowels), morphology, and substantial Akan vocabulary. The Maroon kingdom maintained independence from Dutch colonial rule until 1760 (treaty), preserving cultural and linguistic distinctness.

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20 mots essentiels en Aukan

Eau

watra

/watra/

Feu

faya

/faja/

Soleil

son

/soŋ/

Lune

mun

/mun/

Mère

mma

/mːa/

Père

tata

/tata/

Manger

nyan

/ɲaŋ/

Boire

diingi

/diːŋi/

Amour

lobi

/lobi/

Cœur

ati

/ati/

Arbre

bon

/boŋ/

Maison

osu

/osu/

Chien

dagu

/daɡu/

Chat

poesi

/pusi/

Main

ana

/ana/

Œil

ai

/ai/

Bonjour

fa yu de

/fa ju de/

Merci

gaantangi

/ɡaːntaŋi/

Un

wan

/wan/

Bon

boon

/boːŋ/

Sources

Mots comparés

Comparé aux langues English-based creole apparentées

Sens Aukansranan tongobichelamarPidgin nigériankrioPijinCréole du détroit de Torrès
Eau watra /watra/ watra /watra/ wota /wota/ wọtá /wɔta/ wata /ˈwata/ wata /wata/ woda /woda/
Feu faya /faja/ faya /faja/ faea /faea/ faya /faja/ faya /ˈfaja/ faea /faja/ paya /paja/
Soleil son /soŋ/ son /son/ san /san/ sọn /sɔn/ san /san/ san /san/ san /san/
Lune mun /mun/ mun /mun/ mun /mun/ mun /mun/ mun /mun/ mun /mun/ mun /mun/
Mère mma /mːa/ mama /mama/ mama /mama/ mama /mama/ mama /ˈmama/ mami /mami/ mama /mama/
Père tata /tata/ papa /papa/ papa /papa/ papa /papa/ papa /ˈpapa/ dadi /dadi/ papa /papa/
Manger nyan /ɲaŋ/ nyan /ɲan/ kakae /kakae/ chọp /tʃɔp/ it /it/ kaikai /kajkaj/ kaikai /kajkaj/
Boire diingi /diːŋi/ dringi /driŋi/ dring /driŋ/ drink /dɾiŋk/ drink /drɪŋk/ dring /driŋ/ dringk /dʒɾiŋk/
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