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Sranantongo
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Sranan Tongo
English
Proper noun
en Sranan Tongo.
Dutch
Alternative forms
nl Sranan Tongo
Etymology
Borrowed from nl srn Sranantongo.
Pronunciation
nl /ˌsraː.nɑŋˈtɔ.ŋoː/
nl Nl-Sranantongo.ogg
nl Sra nan ton go
Proper noun
n
Sranan Tongo
nl Sranan Surinaams Creools dated, rare Surinaams Netherlands, proscribed in Suriname takitaki dated, pejorative, offensive Negerengels obsolete, possibly offensive
nl Languages Suriname
Italian
it:Lingua sranan tongo
Proper noun
Sranan Tongo
Sranan Tongo
Alternative forms
srn Sranan Tongo
Etymology
srn Sranan -tongo
Pronunciation
sranan_tongo
Proper noun
srn proper noun
en Sranan Tongo
srn Sranan nengretongo dated nengre informal
srn Sranantongo na wan fu den Sranan tongo. Sranan Tongo is one of the languages of Suriname.
srn De Kolonist 4 July 1869 4 advertisement https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:011211049:mpeg21:a0006 Da soema dissi teeken dia na ondro, habi da eer nanga wan respekki fasi, foe meki dem soema foe Sranam sabi taki a de doe da wroko dati, foe tjari da njoen Wet foe so farra de foe ibri wan borgroe soema moesoe sabi na Sranam tongo {...}. A sma di teken dya na ondro, abi a eer nanga wan lespeki fasi, fu meki den sma fu Sranan sabi, taki a e du a wroko dati, fu tyari a nyun wèt, fu so fara de fu ibriwan borgu sma musu sabi, na Sranantongo . The undersigned has the honour to respectfully inform the people of Suriname that he's undertaking the work of translating the new law, as far as it is necessary for every citizen to know, into Sranan Tongo .
srn 23 January 1950 w:De West 5 Einde van de koloniale voogdij. (Radiorede van de heer G. van der Schroeff) The end of colonial tutelage. Radio address by Mr G. Van der Schroeff w:nl:Gerard van der Schroeff https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:110637337:mpeg21:a0105 Tide mamantin, wan bigi soema kon aksi mi, iffoe mie no kan taki wan pikien sani na ini Sranang tongo, bikasi alla soema no verstan alla sani fini fini. Tide mamanten, wan bigisma kon aksi mi, efu mi no kan taki wan pikin sani na ini Sranantongo, bikasi alasma no ferstan alasani finifini. This morning, an elderly person came to ask me if I could say something in Sranan Tongo, because not everybody understood everything in detail.
srn Languages Suriname