Aukan
Aukan is an Indo-European language spoken in Suriname and French Guiana, by about 30 thousand people.
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Ndyuka (; Ndyukatongo), also called Aukan (Okanisi; Dutch: Aukaans), Businenge Tongo (considered by some to be pejorative), Eastern Maroon Creole or Nenge, is a creole language of Suriname and French Guiana, spoken by the Ndyuka people. The speakers are one of six Maroon peoples (formerly called "Bush Negroes") in the Republic of Suriname and one of the Maroon peoples in French Guiana. Most of the 25 to 30 thousand speakers live in the interior of the country, which is a part of the country covered with tropical rainforests. Ethnologue lists two related languages under the name Ndyuka, the other being a dialect of Lutos.
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Words in Aukan
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| woman | uman | |
| blood | buulu | |
| water | wataa | |
| fire | faya | |
| stone | siton | |
| tree | bon | |
| drink | diingi | |
| see | si | |
| bread | beele | |
| orange | apeesina |
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- Sranan TongoIndo-European70% alike
- SaramaccanIndo-European52% alike
- Cameroon PidginIndo-European45% alike
- PichiIndo-European43% alike
- Vincentian Creole EnglishIndo-European42% alike
- KrioIndo-European42% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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