Okanisi tongo

Aukan (Ndyuka)

English-based creole

FamíliaEnglish-based creole Falantes~30K (Suriname) + ~15K (French Guiana) EscritaLatin PaísesSuriname Língua oficialNo (Sranan Tongo dominant in Suriname; French dominant in French Guiana) Vitalidadevulnerable 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 palavras essenciais em Aukan (Ndyuka)

Água

watra

/watra/

Fogo

faya

/faja/

Sol

son

/soŋ/

Lua

mun

/mun/

Mãe

mma

/mːa/

Pai

tata

/tata/

Comer

nyan

/ɲaŋ/

Beber

diingi

/diːŋi/

Amor

lobi

/lobi/

Coração

ati

/ati/

Árvore

bon

/boŋ/

Casa

osu

/osu/

Cão

dagu

/daɡu/

Gato

poesi

/pusi/

Mão

ana

/ana/

Olho

ai

/ai/

Olá

fa yu de

/fa ju de/

Obrigado

gaantangi

/ɡaːntaŋi/

Um

wan

/wan/

Bom

boon

/boːŋ/

Fontes

Palavras comparadas

Comparado com línguas English-based creole relacionadas

Significado Aukan (Ndyuka)sranan tongobislamaPidgin nigerianocrioulo de Serra LeoaPijinTorres Strait Creole
Água watra /watra/ watra /watra/ wota /wota/ wọtá /wɔta/ wata /ˈwata/ wata /wata/ woda /woda/
Fogo faya /faja/ faya /faja/ faea /faea/ faya /faja/ faya /ˈfaja/ faea /faja/ paya /paja/
Sol son /soŋ/ son /son/ san /san/ sọn /sɔn/ san /san/ san /san/ san /san/
Lua mun /mun/ mun /mun/ mun /mun/ mun /mun/ mun /mun/ mun /mun/ mun /mun/
Mãe mma /mːa/ mama /mama/ mama /mama/ mama /mama/ mama /ˈmama/ mami /mami/ mama /mama/
Pai tata /tata/ papa /papa/ papa /papa/ papa /papa/ papa /ˈpapa/ dadi /dadi/ papa /papa/
Comer nyan /ɲaŋ/ nyan /ɲan/ kakae /kakae/ chọp /tʃɔp/ it /it/ kaikai /kajkaj/ kaikai /kajkaj/
Beber diingi /diːŋi/ dringi /driŋi/ dring /driŋ/ drink /dɾiŋk/ drink /drɪŋk/ dring /driŋ/ dringk /dʒɾiŋk/
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