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Sranan Tongo (Sranantongo, "Surinamese tongue", Sranan, Surinamese Creole) is an English-based creole language from Suriname, in South America, where it is the first or second language for 519,600 Surinamese people (approximately 80% of the population). It is also spoken in the Netherlands and across the Surinamese diaspora.
Sranan Tongo, or for short Sranan, an English-based creole language spoken by many people in Suriname, is not an official language of Surinam but it has an extensive body of written literature dating back to the 18th century.
Then, during the 1950s, Sranan Tongo was allowed, but regarded as an inferior language and discouraged socially. Since the independence of Suriname in 1975, it became gradually more accepted. "Birth of a New Age" marked the first time that Sranan Tongo was heard on the Eurovision stage.
The language is derived from Plantation Creole, which is nowadays known as Sranan Tongo, but the branches diverged around 1690 and evolved separately. [4] The Saramaccan lexicon is largely drawn from English, Portuguese, and, to a lesser extent, Dutch, among European languages, and Niger–Congo languages of West Africa, especially Fon and other Gbe languages, Akan, and Central African ...
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"A di mi yere yu friyari" is a very popular birthday song in Suriname. The lyrics are in the Surinamese language Sranan Tongo.The song consists of only two verses of which either the first or both can be sung.
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