Sranantongo

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English

Proper noun

Sranantongo

  1. Alternative form of Sranan Tongo.

Dutch

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Sranan Tongo Sranantongo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌsraː.nɑŋˈtɔ.ŋoː/
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  • Hyphenation: Sra‧nan‧ton‧go

Proper noun

Sranantongo n

  1. Sranan Tongo
    Synonyms: Sranan, Surinaams Creools (dated, rare), Surinaams (Netherlands, proscribed in Suriname), takitaki (dated, pejorative, offensive), Negerengels (obsolete, possibly offensive)

Italian

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Proper noun

Sranantongo ?

  1. Sranan Tongo

Sranan Tongo

Alternative forms

Etymology

Sranan +‎ tongo

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sɾananˈtoŋo/, ,

Proper noun

Sranantongo

  1. Sranan Tongo
    Synonyms: Sranan, nengretongo (dated), nengre (informal)
    Sranantongo na wan fu den Sranan tongo.
    Sranan Tongo is one of the languages of Suriname.
    • 1869 July 4, De Kolonist (advertisement), page 4:
      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 {...}.
      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 .
    • 1950 January 23, Gerard van der Schroeff, “Einde van de koloniale voogdij. (Radiorede van de heer G. van der Schroeff) ”, in De West, page 5:
      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.
      This morning, an elderly person came to ask me if I could say something in Sranan Tongo, because not everybody understood everything in detail.