Saramaccann.adj.
/sarəˈmakən/ A. n.
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a. A native or inhabitant of the upper reaches of the river Saramacca. rare.
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b. A creole language of this region; = Jew Tongo n.
B. adj.
Of or relating to the people or language of this region.
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Mobilian1760
talkee-talkee1826
Sabir1867
Mobile1939
Krio1957
Sranan1957
Saramaccan1959
Sranan1960
Pitcairnese1964
Sranan Tongo1973
the world > people > ethnicities > Indian of Central or South America > [adjective] > Indians of South America
Arawakan1596
Patagonian?1609
Arawak1625
Abiponian1786
Araucanian1809
Quechua1811
Muisca1814
Fuegian1825
Wapishana1836
Wai Wai1840
Pehuenche1843
Quechuan1862
Incarial1863
Mochica1871
Yucatecan1871
Shipibo1875
Yucatec1875
Incaean1880
Incan1885
Guaycuru1891
Jivaroan1902
Tehuelchian1902
Tupian1902
Xavante1904
Incarian1909
Abipon1912
Incaic1926
Lokono1953
Mochican1953
Saramaccan1959
Mapuche1961
Yahgan1961
Yanomamö1967
urubu1983
1959 J. Voorhoeve in Word 15 436 (title) An orthography for Saramaccan.
1959 J. Voorhoeve in Word 15 437 The phoneme analysis was based on a Saramaccan story and a series of test~words.
1959 J. Voorhoeve in Word 15 437 The Rev. Schmidt is a Saramaccan by birth.
1961 Compar. Stud. Society & Hist. 3 278 Saramakkan is spoken only by the Bush Negroes on the upper reaches of the Surinam or ‘Saramakka’ river.
1968 W. J. Samarin in J. A. Fishman Readings Sociol. of Lang. 666 Amerindian pidgins... Saramakan (Jew Tongo, Ningre-Tongo).
1970 Language 46 408 (title) A Saramaccan narrative pattern.
1976 Amer. Speech 1974 49 141 Saramakkan and other creoles of the Americas with a higher proportion of African linguistic content are recognized tone languages.
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n.adj.1959