Complex sentence: By mid- 1989 approximately 3,000 Saramakas and 8,000 Ndyukas were living as temporary refugees in French Guiana, and access to the outside world had become severely restricted for many Saramaka in their homeland.
Split into simpler sentences: By mid- 1989 approximately 3,000 Saramaka and 8,000 Ndyuka were living as temporary refugees in French Guiana. Access to the outside world was severely restricted for many Saramaka in their homeland.