Sarnam

Caribbean Hindustani

Alternative forms

• Sarnaam

Proper noun

Sarnam

1. Suriname (a country in South America)
   • 1962, Shrinivási, soela‎^[1], Paramaribo: Bureau Volkslectuur, page 11:

     Yug-yug dham-dham / baj raha hai / Jivan bhar to jugjugati / tu hai Sarnam Sitara / aur main hun Sarnam Kumar.

     Throughout the centuries it rings out / it echoes again and again / Throughout life you keep on shining / you are the Star of Suriname / and I am Suriname's Prince.

   • 1983, Jit Narain, “Een Sarnami tekst 3”, in Eddy Charry, Geert Koefoed, Pieter Muysken, editors, De talen van Suriname‎^[2], Muiderberg: Dick Coutinho, →ISBN, page 94:

     Sarnami Sarnām ke hindustāniyo ke mahtāri bhāsha hai. Hindi Sarnām khāt ek pardesie bhāsha hai.

     Sarnami is the native language of the Hindustani of Suriname. Hindi is a language foreign to Suriname.

Derived terms

• Sarnami