Sranantongo

See also: Sranan Tongo

English

Proper noun

Sranantongo

1. Alternative form of Sranan Tongo

Dutch

Alternative forms

• Sranan Tongo

Etymology

Borrowed from Sranan Tongo Sranantongo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌsraː.nɑŋˈtɔ.ŋoː/

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• Hyphenation: Sra‧nan‧ton‧go

Proper noun

Sranantongo n

1. Sranan Tongo

   Synonyms: Sranan, Surinaams Creools (dated, rare), Surinaams (Netherlands, proscribed in Suriname), takitaki (dated, pejorative, offensive), Negerengels (obsolete, possibly offensive)

Italian

Proper noun

Sranantongo ?

1. Sranan Tongo

Sranan Tongo

Alternative forms

• Sranan Tongo

Etymology

Sranan +‎ tongo

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɾananˈtoŋo/, [sɾa̠nã̠nˈtʊ̞ŋʊ̞], [sɾɑ̟nɑ̟̃nˈtɔ̝ŋɔ̝]

Proper noun

Sranantongo

1. Sranan Tongo

   Synonyms: Sranan, nengretongo (dated), nengre (informal)

   Sranantongo na wan fu den Sranan tongo.

   Sranan Tongo is one of the languages of Suriname.

   • 1950 January 23, Gerard van der Schroeff, “Einde van de koloniale voogdij. (Radiorede van de heer G. van der Schroeff) [The end of colonial tutelage. Radio address by Mr G. Van der Schroeff]”, in De West‎^[1], page 5:

     Tide mamantin, wan bigi soema kon aksi mi, iffoe mie no kan taki wan pikien sani na ini Sranang tongo, bikasi alla soema no verstan alla sani fini fini.

     [Tide mamanten, wan bigisma kon aksi mi, efu mi no kan taki wan pikin sani na ini Sranantongo, bikasi alasma no ferstan alasani finifini.]

     This morning, an elderly person came to ask me if I could say something in Sranan Tongo, because not everybody understood everything in detail.