Sranan Tongo
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Sranan Tongo is an English- and Dutch-influenced creole language originating in Suriname, widely used as a lingua franca among its diverse ethnic communities.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sranan Tongo canonical | 33 |
| Sranan Tongo creole | 1 |
| Sranantongo | 1 |
| Surinamese Creole | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T50338 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Sranan Tongo Context triple: [Amsterdam, hasMinorityLanguage, Sranan Tongo]
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A.
Swahili language
Swahili is a major Bantu language widely spoken in East and Central Africa, serving as a regional lingua franca and an official language in several countries including Tanzania and Kenya.
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B.
Esperanto
Esperanto is a constructed international auxiliary language created in the late 19th century to facilitate easy and politically neutral communication between speakers of different native languages.
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C.
Northern Ndebele
Northern Ndebele is a Bantu language of the Nguni group spoken primarily in southwestern Zimbabwe and closely related to Zulu.
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D.
Equatoguinean Spanish
Equatoguinean Spanish is the distinctive variety of Spanish spoken in Equatorial Guinea, shaped by local African languages and the country’s unique colonial history.
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E.
Haitian Creole
Haitian Creole is a French-based creole language spoken primarily in Haiti and its diaspora, recognized as one of the country's official languages and used in education, media, and religious life.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Sranan Tongo Target entity description: Sranan Tongo is an English- and Dutch-influenced creole language originating in Suriname, widely used as a lingua franca among its diverse ethnic communities.
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A.
Swahili language
Swahili is a major Bantu language widely spoken in East and Central Africa, serving as a regional lingua franca and an official language in several countries including Tanzania and Kenya.
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B.
Esperanto
Esperanto is a constructed international auxiliary language created in the late 19th century to facilitate easy and politically neutral communication between speakers of different native languages.
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C.
Northern Ndebele
Northern Ndebele is a Bantu language of the Nguni group spoken primarily in southwestern Zimbabwe and closely related to Zulu.
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D.
Equatoguinean Spanish
Equatoguinean Spanish is the distinctive variety of Spanish spoken in Equatorial Guinea, shaped by local African languages and the country’s unique colonial history.
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E.
Haitian Creole
Haitian Creole is a French-based creole language spoken primarily in Haiti and its diaspora, recognized as one of the country's official languages and used in education, media, and religious life.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
creole language
ⓘ
lingua franca ⓘ natural language ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo |
Ndyuka language
ⓘ
Saramaccan language ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Suriname ⓘ |
| developedInContextOf |
Atlantic slave trade
ⓘ
plantation society in Suriname ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Sranan
ⓘ
Sranan Tongo ⓘ
surface form:
Surinamese Creole
Taki Taki ⓘ |
| hasBasicWordOrder | SVO ⓘ |
| hasGlottocode | sran1240 ⓘ |
| hasISO639-3Code | srn ⓘ |
| hasLexicalInfluenceFrom |
Dutch
ⓘ
surface form:
Dutch language
English language ⓘ Portuguese language ⓘ West African languages ⓘ |
| hasOfficialStatus | recognized lingua franca in Suriname ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalInfluenceFrom | English language ⓘ |
| hasRegulatoryOrCulturalBody | Surinamese linguistic and cultural organizations ⓘ |
| hasStandardizationEfforts | orthography development ⓘ |
| hasType | English- and Dutch-influenced creole language ⓘ |
| historicalDevelopmentPeriod | 17th century ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Dutch
ⓘ
surface form:
Dutch language
English ⓘ
surface form:
English language
Portuguese language ⓘ West African languages ⓘ |
| isNot | official language of Suriname ⓘ |
| languageFamily | English-based creole ⓘ |
| primaryRegion | Suriname ⓘ |
| spokenInRuralAreasOf | Suriname ⓘ |
| spokenInUrbanArea |
Suriname
ⓘ
surface form:
Nieuw Nickerie
Paramaribo ⓘ |
| usedAsContactLanguageBetween | different ethnic groups in Suriname ⓘ |
| usedAsLinguaFrancaIn | Suriname ⓘ |
| usedByEthnicGroups |
Afro-Surinamese people
ⓘ
Chinese Surinamese people ⓘ Dutch Surinamese people ⓘ Indigenous peoples in Suriname ⓘ Indo-Surinamese people ⓘ Javanese Surinamese people ⓘ |
| usedInDomain |
everyday communication
ⓘ
literature in Suriname ⓘ media in Suriname ⓘ popular music in Suriname ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Latin script ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: Sranan Tongo Description of subject: Sranan Tongo is an English- and Dutch-influenced creole language originating in Suriname, widely used as a lingua franca among its diverse ethnic communities.
Referenced by (36)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.