# Sranan
## English
### Proper noun

Sranan
* Sranan Tongo, the English-based creole of Suriname.

#### Translations
### See also

* Wiktionary's coverage of Sranan Tongo terms
* Appendix:Sranan Swadesh list for a Swadesh list of basic vocabulary words in Sranan

### Further reading

* Ethnologue entry for Sranan, srn ⁠

## Dutch
### Alternative forms

* Sranang (dated)

### Etymology

Borrowed from Sranan Tongo Sranan (“Suriname”)

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)
* IPA: /sraːˈnɑn/

### Proper noun

Sranan n
* Ellipsis of Sranantongo (“Sranan Tongo”).
* (chiefly Suriname) Synonym of Suriname (“Suriname”)

## Sranan Tongo
### Alternative forms

* Sranang (superseded spelling)

### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈsɾanaŋ/, /ˈsɾanan/, [ˈsɾa̠na̠ŋ], [ˈsɾɑ̟nɑ̟ŋ]

### Adjective

Sranan
* Surinamese
* Sranan, pertaining to Sranan Tongo

### Proper noun

Sranan
* Suriname (a country in South America)
    Synonyms: Sranankondre, Sranangron
** 1855, Hendrik Charles Focke, Neger-Engelsch woordenboek [Negro English Dictionary]‎, Leiden: P.H. van den Heuvell:Sranám-kondre da hási-tére: tide a wai so, tamara a wai so.Suriname is like a horsetail: today it's blown this way, tomorrow it's blown that way.
** c. 1955, Eddy Vervuurt (lyrics and music), “Lied [Parbo-Mambo]”‎performed by Orkest Eddy Vervuurt and Big Jones:Now di Sranan e meki en biri / ala tra biri kan tan tiriNow that Suriname is making its own beer / all other beers can keep quiet
** 1970 March 11, P. Marlee, “Lees: Sranan, moks'alesi”, in Vrije Stem: onafhankelijk weekblad voor Suriname‎, page 1:gwe foe Afobaka, go na hé / dan te na sibiboesi krin joe kra / fas joe roetoe tap tafra-bergi lek wan boa / opo wan makti kankantri-sten / gi na njoen Sranan brokodéaway from Afobaka, go upwards / until a cloudburst cleanses your soul / fasten your roots on the table mount like a boa / raise a mighty cotton tree voice / for the dawn of the new Suriname
** 1975, Sonora Paramarera (lyrics and music), “Kondre Nomroe Wan”, in Lobi Dee:Mi luku a grontapu nanga en gudu / Nowan kondre mi feni pe mi sa tan / Mi kan teigi yu fu tru, mi gudu / Nowan kondre mi lobi leki mi SrananI look at the world and its riches / I find no country where I'll live / I can truly tell you, my darling / I love no country like my Suriname
** 1975, Mighty Botai (lyrics and music), “Sranang Kong Fri”, in Onafhankelijkheid (Srefidensi) Suriname:Atleba ten no sa de moro ini Sranan / Den bakra, den ben hori wi na baka / Den de bow den kondre kon na fesi / Meki wi e pinaThe period of toiling will be no more in Suriname / The Dutch, they held us back / They built up their country successfully / Made us suffer
** 1981, Thea Doelwijt, Prisiri stari. De pretster. Wan komedi-pré gi pikin. Een theaterspel voor kinderen [The star of joy. A theatre play for children]‎, Paramaribo: Eldoradoboek, →ISBN, page 60:Opo mi pikin, opo. J'o tron wan Stari. Wan Stari d'e brenki ini a Firmamenti. En m'o gi joe wan kondre. Wan heri kondre nanga foeroe libisma. En a kondre disi sa nen A njoen Republiek Sranan!Rise, my child, rise. You will become a star. A star that shines in the firmament. And I will give you a country. A whole country, with many people. And this country will be called: the new Republic of Suriname!
* Sranan Tongo, Sranan
    Synonym: Sranantongo

#### Descendants

* → Dutch: Sranan
* → English: Sranan