Surinamese Dutch

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Surinamese Dutch (Surinaams-Nederlands, pronounced [syːriˌnaːms ˈneːdərlɑnts]) is the form of Dutch spoken in Suriname. Dutch is the sole official language in Suriname, a former colony of the Netherlands, and is spoken as a native language by about 80% of the population, most of whom are also bilingual in other languages such as Sranan Tongo, Sarnámi Hindustáni, English and Javanese. Surinamese Dutch is easily intelligible with other forms of Dutch. It is generally easily distinguishable from other standardized forms of Dutch due to its accent and some loanwords adopted from other languages spoken in Suriname. Furthermore, as opposed to other languages that have different forms in the Americas compared to those in Europe (such as English and Portuguese), the regulation and thus standardised spelling of the Dutch language is done through a joint Dutch–Belgian–Surinamese organization, the Dutch Language Union, and thus has no regional differences regarding spelling. Suriname has been an associate...

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