Sranan
WALS coordinates: 5° 50′ N, 55° 20′ W
spoken in Suriname
Alternative Names
| Ethnologue: | |
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| Ruhlen: |
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| Routledge: | |
| Other: |
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Features
| Feature | Value | References |
|---|---|---|
| Nominal Syntax | ||
| Noun Phrase Conjunction | 'And' identical to 'with' | |
| Simple Clauses | ||
| Predicative Possession | 'Have' | |
| Predicative Adjectives | Verbal encoding | |
| Nominal and Locational Predication | Different | |
| Zero Copula for Predicate Nominals | Impossible | |
| Comparative Constructions | Particle | |
| Lexicon | ||
| Tea | Words derived from Min Nan Chinese te | |
| Other | ||
| Para-Linguistic Usages of Clicks | Logical meanings | |
