Language: Saramaccan

Affiliation: other, Creoles and Pidgins
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As recipient language

Saramaccan vocabulary contributed by Jeff Good

The map shows Saramaccan in red and the donor languages in blue.

List of donor languoids (languages and families) that contributed words to Saramaccan
Donor Languoid Words borrowed into Saramaccan
name immediate earlier
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Donor Languoid

These are the names of languages and families from which the recipient language borrowed words directly or indirectly.

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Number of direct loanwords

This is the number of words that the recipient language borrowed (or calqued) directly from this donor languoid.

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Direct loanwords

These are (some of) the direct loanwords (or calques) from this donor languoid into the recipient language.

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Number of indirect loanwords

This is the number of words that the recipient language borrowed (or calqued) indirectly, i.e. via another, intermediate donor languoid, from this donor languoid.

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Indirect loanwords

These are (some of) the indirect loanwords (or calques) from this donor languoid into the recipient language.

Gbe 27 zonká, azönkíjënjën, bése, logoso, asákpáa, alibí, gogó, hóha, tatí, këkë́ 0
Loango 32 pötöpötö, pululú, mutjáma, bundji, taatá, mamá, tatá, maamá, böngö, pukusu 0
Taino 0 1 kasába
Sranan 130 wö́lúku, suwálufu, deési, sikö́tííki, boón, gulúntu, nóto, më́íki, kási, wín 0
Dutch 42 , ë́ísi, túlíngi, tánda, baási, gási, déígi, hálíki, mánda, bë́të 106 wö́lúku, suwálufu, sikö́tííki, boón, gulúntu, nóto, më́íki, kási, wín, nái
English 1 fékísi 2 sikö́útu, baisígi
Suriname Portuguese 214 téla, télábúka, lío, mátu, páu, líba, teéja, sómba, vë́ntu, tjúba 0
Carib 14 píngo, maisi, máku, kaluwá, akalé, maaní, maáun, piiwá, tookóo, walilí 1 káima
Mende 2 fuköfukö, njámísi 0
French 2 nasíön, pomtë́ 2 lakwá, kómpe
Wolof 1 nján (1) 0
Twi 2 akáa, djönkú 0
Igbo 1 un 0