Saamaka tongo

Saramaccan

English-based creole (mixed English/Portuguese lexicon, Akan/Gbe substrate)

FamíliaEnglish-based creole (mixed English/Portuguese lexicon, Akan/Gbe substrate) Falantes~26K EscritaLatin PaísesSuriname Língua oficialNo (Sranan Tongo dominant in Suriname; French dominant in French Guiana) Vitalidadevulnerable ISO 639-3srm

Saramaccan is a maroon creole of Suriname spoken on the upper Suriname River by descendants of West African enslaved populations who escaped Dutch plantations in the 17th-18th centuries (the Saramaca treaty of 1762 secured their independence). Its mixed English/Portuguese lexicon is unusual among Atlantic creoles and reflects the Portuguese-colonized Caribbean origin of some enslaved laborers; both English and Portuguese contributions appear in basic vocabulary (e.g., "wáta" water from English, but "lúna" moon from Portuguese, "fáya" fire from Portuguese fogo). Saramaccan has gained academic prominence as a model for studying the role of substrate languages in creole genesis (Akan-Gbe substrate is highly influential, with Akan-derived tone, kinship terms, and sentence-final particles).

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20 palavras essenciais em Saramaccan

Água

wáta

/wáta/

Fogo

fáya

/fája/

Sol

masángi

/masáŋɡi/

Lua

lúna

/lúna/

Mãe

mama

/mama/

Pai

tata

/tata/

Comer

njá

/ɲá/

Beber

biíki

/biíki/

Amor

lóbi

/lóbi/

Coração

hááti

/háːti/

Árvore

páu

/páu/

Casa

wósu

/wósu/

Cão

dágu

/dáɡu/

Gato

mísi

/mísi/

Mão

mãũ

/mãũ/

Olho

ái

/ái/

Olá

kɔlɔkɔlɔ

/kɔlɔkɔlɔ/

Obrigado

tángi

/táŋɡi/

Um

wán

/wán/

Bom

bunu

/bunu/

Fontes

Palavras comparadas

Comparado com línguas English-based creole (mixed English/Portuguese lexicon, Akan/Gbe substrate) relacionadas

Significado Saramaccansranan tongoAukan (Ndyuka)PapiamentoPidgin nigerianobislamaTorres Strait Creole
Água wáta /wáta/ watra /watra/ watra /watra/ awa /awa/ wọtá /wɔta/ wota /wota/ woda /woda/
Fogo fáya /fája/ faya /faja/ faya /faja/ kandela /kandela/ faya /faja/ faea /faea/ paya /paja/
Sol masángi /masáŋɡi/ son /son/ son /soŋ/ solo /solo/ sọn /sɔn/ san /san/ san /san/
Lua lúna /lúna/ mun /mun/ mun /mun/ luna /luna/ mun /mun/ mun /mun/ mun /mun/
Mãe mama /mama/ mama /mama/ mma /mːa/ mama /mama/ mama /mama/ mama /mama/ mama /mama/
Pai tata /tata/ papa /papa/ tata /tata/ tata /tata/ papa /papa/ papa /papa/ papa /papa/
Comer njá /ɲá/ nyan /ɲan/ nyan /ɲaŋ/ kome /kome/ chọp /tʃɔp/ kakae /kakae/ kaikai /kajkaj/
Beber biíki /biíki/ dringi /driŋi/ diingi /diːŋi/ bebe /bebe/ drink /dɾiŋk/ dring /driŋ/ dringk /dʒɾiŋk/
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