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Caribbean Hindustani
Etymology
Sarnam + -i
Proper noun
Sarnami
- Surinamese Hindustani; the variant of Caribbean Hindustani spoken in Suriname
1983, Jit Narain, “Een Sarnami tekst 3”, in Eddy Charry, Geert Koefoed, Pieter Muysken, editors, De talen van Suriname, Muiderberg: Dick Coutinho, →ISBN, page 94:Sarnami Sarnām ke hindustāniyo ke mahtāri bhāsha hai. Hindi Sarnām khāt ek pardesie bhāsha hai.- Sarnami is the native language of the Hindustani of Suriname. Hindi is a language foreign to Suriname.
Dutch
Etymology
Short for Sarnami Hindoestani, from Caribbean Hindustani Sarnami.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌsɑrˈnaː.mi/
- Hyphenation: Sar‧na‧mi
- Rhymes: -aːmi
Proper noun
Sarnami n
- Surinamese Hindustani; the Surinamese variant of Caribbean Hindustani
- Synonym: Sarnami Hindoestani