单词 | sranan tongo |
释义 | Sranan Tongon.adj. A. n. The English-based creole language spoken in Suriname. Cf. Sranan n.Sranan Tongo is less divergent from English than Saramaccan (see Saramaccan n. b), although a significant part of its vocabulary is of Dutch origin. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > languages of the world > pidgins and creoles > [noun] > English-based > Pacific pidgin English1853 business English1855 Ningre Tongo1858 trade English1896 Pitcairnese1937 Tok Pisin1943 Sranan Tongo1953 Neo-Melanesian1955 1953 L. L. E. Rens Hist. & Social Background Surinam's Negro-Eng. x. 135 The term NE was used simply because none of the other appellations (takki-takki, Krioro, sranang tongo) was adequate. 1990 Etnofoor 3 88 The language reeled off by demons nowadays is Sranan Tongo as it is spoken in Paramaribo. 2012 Independent (Nexis) 20 Nov. 28 The Republic of Suriname..has a two-verse anthem: the first stanza in colonial Dutch and the second in Sranan Tongo. B. adj. Designating the English-based creole language spoken in Suriname; of or relating to this language. Cf. Sranan adj. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > languages of the world > pidgins and creoles > [adjective] Mobilian1760 talkee-talkee1826 Sabir1867 Mobile1939 Krio1957 Sranan1957 Saramaccan1959 Sranan1960 Pitcairnese1964 Sranan Tongo1973 1973 H. F. de Ziel in J. King Life at Maripaston 10 We have for the greater part adopted the spelling as found in the Sranan-tongo Vocabulary, Paramaribo, 1961. 1979 Nieuwe West-Indische Gids 53 10 The Sranan Tongo verb ‘to go’ (go) is used to describe many real or imaginary situations of intense activity and movement. 2014 Jrnl. Third World Stud. 31 146 All Surinamers speak Dutch and the Sranan Tongo dialect. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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