Sarnami

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Caribbean Hindustani

Etymology

Sarnam +‎ -i

Proper noun

Sarnami

  1. 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/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Sar‧na‧mi
  • Rhymes: -aːmi

Proper noun

Sarnami n

  1. Surinamese Hindustani; the Surinamese variant of Caribbean Hindustani
    Synonym: Sarnami Hindoestani