Saramaccan

noun

Sar·​a·​mac·​can ˌsa-rə-ˈma-kən 

variants or less commonly Saramacca

ˌsa-rə-ˈma-kə 

plural -s

: an English based Creole language of Suriname

Word History

Etymology

from Saramacca, river and district in central Suriname

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