单词 | sranan |
释义 | Sranann.adj. A. n. The English-based creole language spoken in Suriname. Cf. Sranan Tongo n.Sranan is less divergent from English than Saramaccan (see Saramaccan n. b), although a significant part of its vocabulary is of Dutch origin. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > languages of the world > pidgins and creoles > [adjective] Mobilian1760 talkee-talkee1826 Sabir1867 Mobile1939 Krio1957 Sranan1957 Saramaccan1959 Sranan1960 Pitcairnese1964 Sranan Tongo1973 the mind > language > languages of the world > pidgins and creoles > [noun] > English-based > Taki-Taki talkee-talkee1807 Suriname Negro-English1934 Sranan1957 Suriname Taki-Taki1967 1957 J. Voorhoeve in Lingua 6 374 (title of article) The verbal system of Sranan. 1994 S. Romaine Lang. in Society vi. 175 Examples of this pattern can be seen in conservative creoles such as Saramaccan and Sranan, as in this example from Sranan: me ben sa e go ‘I would have been going’. 2014 A. Bell Guidebk. to Sociolinguistics iv. 80 In Sranan reduplication is used to mark several meanings. B. adj. Designating the English-based creole language spoken in Suriname; of or relating to this language. Cf. Sranan Tongo adj. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > languages of the world > pidgins and creoles > [adjective] Mobilian1760 talkee-talkee1826 Sabir1867 Mobile1939 Krio1957 Sranan1957 Saramaccan1959 Sranan1960 Pitcairnese1964 Sranan Tongo1973 1960 Amer. Anthropologist 62 709 In one case, a Sranan..text and its translation had to be prepared from a photostat of the original manuscript. 1996 Eng. Today 12 33/2 The Sranan word fesiman is based on a noun + noun compound fesi + man, literally meaning ‘in front of-man’, i.e. leader, guide. 2008 Northern Echo (Nexis) 15 Mar. Music was a particular feature [of the service] with both new and traditional hymns and a song specially written for the event sung in the Sranan language. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1957 |
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