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The name Suriname may derive from an indigenous people called Surinen, who inhabited the area at the time of European contact. [18] The suffix -ame, common in Surinamese river and place names (see also the Coppename River), may come from aima or eima, meaning river or creek mouth, in Lokono, an Arawak language spoken in the country.
Suriname is known for its kaseko music and Baithak Gana as well as other Indo-Caribbean music traditions.. The term kaseko is probably derived from the French expression casser le corps ('break the body'), which was used during slavery to indicate a very swift dance.
The early history of Suriname dates from 3000 BCE when Native Americans first inhabited the area. The Dutch acquired Suriname from the English, and European settlement in any numbers dates from the 17th century, when it was a plantation colony utilizing slavery for sugar cultivation.
Suriname (/ ˈ s ʊər ɪ n æ m,-n ɑː m / ⓘ SOOR-in-A(H)M, Dutch: [syːriˈnaːmə] ⓘ, Sranan Tongo: Sranan), officially the Republic of Suriname (Dutch: Republiek Suriname [reːpyˈblik syːriˈnaːmə]), is a country in northern South America, sometimes considered part of the Caribbean and the West Indies.
Surinamese people or people of Surinamese descent who are famous or notable include: Art. Visual arts. Leo Glans (1911–1980) Soeki Irodikromo (1945–2020)
Paramaribo (UK: / ˌ p ær ə ˈ m ær ɪ b oʊ / PARR-ə-MARR-ib-oh, US: / ˌ p ɑːr ə ˈ m ɑːr ɪ b oʊ / PAR-ə-MAR-ib-oh, Dutch: [ˌpaːraːˈmaːriboː] ⓘ) is the capital and largest city of Suriname, located on the banks of the Suriname River in the Paramaribo District.
Suriname is a multiethnic and multilingual society, home to people of various ethnic, racial, religious, and national origins, with the majority of the population made up of Old World immigrants and their descendants. As a result, the Surinamese do not equate their nationality with ethnicity, but with citizenship and
Suriname continues to maintain close diplomatic, economic, and cultural ties with the Netherlands. Suriname's culture and society strongly reflect the legacy of Dutch colonial rule. It is the only sovereign nation outside Europe where Dutch is the official and prevailing language of government, business, media, and education; an estimated 60% ...