Surinaams
Appearance
Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]Surinaams (comparative Surinaamser, superlative meest Surinaams or Surinaamst)
Declension
[edit]Declension of Surinaams | ||||
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uninflected | Surinaams | |||
inflected | Surinaamse | |||
comparative | Surinaamser | |||
positive | comparative | superlative | ||
predicative/adverbial | Surinaams | Surinaamser | het Surinaamst het Surinaamste | |
indefinite | m./f. sing. | Surinaamse | Surinaamsere | Surinaamste |
n. sing. | Surinaams | Surinaamser | Surinaamste | |
plural | Surinaamse | Surinaamsere | Surinaamste | |
definite | Surinaamse | Surinaamsere | Surinaamste | |
partitive | Surinaams | Surinaamsers | — |
Proper noun
[edit]Surinaams n
- (Netherlands, proscribed in Suriname) Sranan Tongo (language)
- Synonyms: Sranantongo, Negerengels (obsolete)
Usage notes
[edit]- Rarely used for Sranan Tongo in Suriname itself, as Sranan Tongo is not universally acknowledged as a national language within the country. Use of Surinaams for Sranan Tongo is often proscribed by specialists, due to several languages being spoken or particular to Suriname.