Republiek Sranan
Sranan Tongo
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]- (rare, literary) Republic of Suriname (the official name of Suriname)
- 1981, Thea Doelwijt, Prisiri stari. De pretster. Wan komedi-pré gi pikin. Een theaterspel voor kinderen [The star of joy. A theatre play for children][1], Paramaribo: Eldoradoboek, →ISBN, page 60:
- Opo mi pikin, opo. J'o tron wan Stari. Wan Stari d'e brenki ini a Firmamenti. En m'o gi joe wan kondre. Wan heri kondre nanga foeroe libisma. En a kondre disi sa nen A njoen Republiek Sranan!
- Rise, my child, rise. You will become a star. A star that shines in the firmament. And I will give you a country. A whole country, with many people. And this country will be called: the new Republic of Suriname!
Usage notes
[edit]Sranan Tongo has no legal status in Suriname, as such there is no official Sranan Tongo-language designation of the country. Colloquially, Sranan Tongo speakers tend to use the words granlanti or lanti to refer to the national government.