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	Sranang Tongo - Open Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Sranang Tongo ("Surinamean tongue"), also Sranan Tongo or (pejorative) Takki Takki, is a Creole language spoken as a native language by 100 000 people in Suriname.
		The Sranang Tongo words for 'to know' and 'small children' are sabi and pikin which, according to the monogenetic theory of pidgin formation (contested by many if not most linguists in this area of research), identifies it as a derivation of Lingua franca, also known as Sabir.
		Sranang Tongo is a fusion of Dutch, English, Portuguese and Central and West African languages.
	open-encyclopedia.com /Sranan (154 words)

	ipedia.com: Sranang Tongo Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Sranang Tongo, also Sranan Tongo or Takki Takki, is a Creole language spoken as a native language by 100 000 people in Suriname.
		The Sranang Tongo words for 'to know' and 'small children' are sabi and...
		The Sranang Tongo words for 'to know' and 'small children' are sabi and pikin, identifying it as a derivation of Lingua franca.
	www.ipedia.com /sranang_tongo.html (193 words)

	SRANANG TONGO FACTS AND INFORMATION (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Sranang Tongo ("Surinamean tongue"), also Sranan Tongo, Sranan only or (pejorative) ''Takki Takki'', is a Creole_language spoken as a native language by 100,000 people in Suriname.
		The Sranang Tongo words for 'to know' and 'small children' are ''sabi'' and ''pikin'' which, according to the monogenetic theory of pidgin formation (contested by many if not most linguists in this area of research), identifies it as a derivation of Lingua_franca, also known as Sabir.
		Since this language is shared between the English-, Dutch-, Javanese- and Hindustani-speaking communities, many Surinamese speak it as a second language.
	www.bradleyisenbek.com /Sranang_Tongo (156 words)

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		In addition to that, it's spoken by 3% of the population.
		This is a very glorified view of a language spoken by only 29% of the population.
		See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sranang_Tongo, http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=srn, both of which prefer the name "Sranang Tongo" or "Sranan".
	mail.wikipedia.org /pipermail/wikipedia-l/2005-June/040592.html (966 words)

	Population - Suriname - South America: population suriname, population suriname, sranang tongo, christianity islam, ...
		Population - Suriname - South America: population suriname, population suriname, sranang tongo, christianity islam, south america
		There are also sizable communities of Indonesians (15 percent); Maroons, descendants of fls who escaped slavery long ago by moving to the interior (10 percent); Native Americans, descendants of indigenous tribes (3 percent); Chinese (2 percent); and Europeans (1 percent).
		The official language is Dutch; most people also speak Sranang Tongo (Taki-Taki), a local language that includes elements of several other languages.
	www.countriesquest.com /south_america/suriname/population.htm (202 words)

	Atlas Of Tongo (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		GeographyIQ - World Atlas - South America - Map of Suriname - Languages:, Dutch (official), English (widely spoken), Sranang Tongo (Surinamese, sometimes called Taki-Taki, is native language of Creoles and much of the...
		HRW WORLD ATLAS - Suriname - Languages, Dutch (official), English (widely spoken), Sranang Tongo (Surinamese, sometimes called Taki-Taki, is native language of Creoles and much of the...
		CIAO - Atlas - Suriname - Dutch (official), English (widely spoken), Sranang Tongo (Surinamese, sometimes called Taki-Taki, is native language of Creoles and much of the younger...
	www.allroadmaps.com /atlas-of-tongo.html (663 words)

	Peace Corps Online \| December 27, 2003 - The Docket: Kimberly Graber was "totally freaked out" when she wound ...
		Graber spent about three months living in the capital of Suriname, training and learning the lingua franca (Sranang Tongo), before moving to her village of 225 people.
		Almost everyone in Suriname speaks Sranang Tongo, a Creole language.
		Because Graber was the first Peace Corps volunteer in this village, her first challenge was to be accepted by the villagers, who really had "no idea why she was there." This involved learning their culture and spending a lot of time talking with the people to find out how they wanted to improve their community.
	peacecorpsonline.org /messages/messages/467/2018871.html (910 words)

	tongo - OneLook Dictionary Search
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		Tongo : Online Plain Text English Dictionary [home, info]
		Phrases that include tongo: sranan tongo, sranang tongo
	www.onelook.com /?w=tongo (108 words)

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		The larger part of the Surinamese population is descended from immigrants who came from three different continents: Africa, Asia, and Europe.
		Suriname's official language is Dutch, but a general dialect known as Surinamese (Sranang Tongo) is frequently spoken.
		The Alesie Group of Companies processes her rice with the utmost care at the direct source in Surinam.
	www.alesierice.com /whiterice.html (530 words)

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