It’s cool to hear, especially since it’s actually an English Creole despite Dutch being their official language. You can also see the West African influence for eating (like “nyam” which is specifically from the Wolof & Fula languages & also has the same meaning “to eat”).

@nikkiab86

8 ай бұрын

Dutch and English is similar

@Octochiken

7 ай бұрын

As a dutch speaker, I think Dutch and English had an equal influence on vocabulary. I count 12 and 11 words originating from each language, respectively.

@MrAfusensi

4 ай бұрын

​@@Octochikenit's definitely an English based creole. Dutchified words were added much later

@marcoschlaff813

2 ай бұрын

But the majority of Suriname people are native Dutch speakers.. Like really.. Native.. It's about 50-60% of the population! And only 20-30% are native Sranan Tongo speakers.. But many Dutch speakers are able to speak it.. Most Surinamese(according to my friend who live there) are bilingual or even trilingual or even crazier quadrilingual.. So that's why the number of Sranan Tongo speakers might seem large if you combine the first and second speakers but actually it's not as large as the Dutch one.. So they speak Dutch even the majority of them don't have any traceable Dutch ancestry..

This is great. Leve Suriname!!

Interesting contrast.

I try to translate Sranan Tongo directly by word Part one: We papa you in the heaven, you name must (be) the santa.😆

@alvindwisasmara2607

Жыл бұрын

Give us gift

@TunahTak

Жыл бұрын

the elf kris kringle falling from the sky and giving gifts, and very comic, colorful, folkloric, picturesque and heretic too 🤭🤭🤭🤭🤭🤭🤭🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻

@TunahTak

Жыл бұрын

When we become adults and old people, most people don't care about what we really like if we stop to think about it.😉😉😉😉😉🍹👍

@GregoryRayDorff

6 ай бұрын

The name Santa comes from the Latin word sanctus, which means "holy" or "sacred". It is also the feminine form of the name Santo. In Sranan we say e.g. Holy Name as Santa Nem.

Amen

I love Suriname 🇸🇷

@TunahTak

Жыл бұрын

Cultural rich country 'n' land too.

🇸🇷

@TunahTak

Жыл бұрын

🥂🥂🥂🥂 the brother Land of Curaçao Aruba and Bonaire and South África and indonesia and son of netherlands 🇸🇷🇿🇦🇳🇱🇨🇼🇦🇬🇧🇶🇮🇩❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

mi lob mi kondre Sranan

Andy sranan tongo is not a english kryol ya commit a error sranan tongo is papiamento brothers a dutch kryol. Compares dutch papiamento and sranan tongo and Afrikaans too. Sranan is a Dutch kriol forever. 💋💋💋💋👍👍👍👍

@MrAfusensi

4 ай бұрын

Surinamese is an English based creole. There are no Dutch creoles anymore, there used to be in Guyana.

@matkaboskaosra-bramska3993

Ай бұрын

Heimel is heaven but in dutch is hemel. Same with number 10 tin and dutch Tien are pronounced same

@MelodyHoefdraad-pf7dg

Ай бұрын

​​@@matkaboskaosra-bramska3993 er is heel wat sociolinguïstiek onderzoek gedaan naar het Surinaams en ook daarin wordt aangegeven dat het een English based Creole language is. Suriname was allereerst een Engelse kolonie.