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Saramaccan

Saramaccan proper noun: a creole spoken in Suriname mainly by the descendants of fugitive slaves who were native to West and Central Africa.

Proper noun

Saramaccan

  1. A creole spoken in Suriname mainly by the descendants of fugitive slaves who were native to West and Central Africa.
    Synonyms:
    Djutongo, Jew-Tongo

Synonyms of Saramaccan

Questions about Saramaccan

What does Saramaccan mean?
Saramaccan means a creole spoken in Suriname mainly by the descendants of fugitive slaves who were native to West and Central Africa.
What part of speech is Saramaccan?
Saramaccan is a proper noun.

Words near Saramaccan in the dictionary

  1. sarakas
  2. Sarakolle
  3. Sarala
  4. saralasin
  5. Saramacca
  6. Saramaccan
  7. saran
  8. Saran Division
  9. saran wrap
  10. saran-wrap
  11. saran-wrapped

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