Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sranan tongo

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.96 in modern English

Syllables: sranan -ton-go
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An English-based creole language and lingua franca in Suriname; its approximately 126,000 native speakers are predominantly ethnic Creoles.

Etymology

Borrowed from Sranan Tongo Sranan Tongo, from Sranan (“Suriname”) + tongo (“tongue, language”).

Phrases

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Frequently Paired Words

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Questions

What does sranan tongo mean?: An English-based creole language and lingua franca in Suriname; its approximately 126,000 native speakers are predominantly ethnic Creoles.
Where does sranan tongo come from?: Borrowed from Sranan Tongo Sranan Tongo, from Sranan (“Suriname”) + tongo (“tongue, language”).

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