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Italiano: Sranan—also known as Sranan Tongo, Surinaams, and Surinamés—is spoken by as many as 500,000 people, primarily in the South American nation of Suriname, where it serves as a lingua franca for the country's linguistically diverse population, and by the Suranimese diaspora abroad. An English-based Creole, Sranan is distantly related to languages such as Jamaican Patois, Gullah, Seminole Creole, and Bislama, however its vocabulary derives heavily from Dutch and Portuguese, as well as a variety of Central and West African languages. Though it is a primarily spoken language, Sranan has been used in literature since the 1800s, including an online presence today.

Community transcription by Johannes Vuysje (Sranan): Wan bun kuneti, brada naga sisa. A nen fu mi na Hans. Èn sensi feifi yari kaba mi ben taki Sranan Tongo dya na Damsko, na Ptatakondre. A rèide fu san ede mi ben leri a tongo disi [de] bika efu yu kon gro bigi na Damsko, yu e yere na ala sortu presi yu e yere den man taki Sranan Tongo. Sranan Tongo na wan bigi tongo dyaso fu den yongu sma, bika ala den wortu di yu sa feni taki den man taki tapu a strati komoto fu Sranan Tongo. Èn fu dati ede mi ben leri a tongo disi. Mi ben si taki omeni wortu fu Sranan Tongo ben komopo fu Ingrisi, èn na sowan fasi, na sowan makriki fasi mi ben hori [leri] den wortu disi. Èn mi ben leri a tongo disi nanga wan buku: nanga wan wortubuku; mi ben suku felon; mi ben suku poku tapu internet fu eksempre tapu Youtube. Èn mi ben leisi spesrutu ala den tekisi; ala den tekst; fu den Kotoigi fu Jehovah. Bika den Kotoigi fu Jehovah e komopo ala den dei nanga wan nyun tekst na ini Sranan Tongo. Mi no abi furu okasi fu taki a tongo nanga tra sma, bika mi no abi furu sma, furu yongu sma di kan taki a tongo owktu. Ma mi ben komopo fu ala den orga dyaso na Damsko, fu eksempre: den orga fu “Vereniging Ons Suriname”, tra orga; radiostation fu eksempre “Radio Famiri”, “SALTO radio”. Ma bun, a tongo disi den e taki na Surinam. Suriname na wan kondre di de na Zuid-Amerika, di de na South-America. Èn den taki a tongo owktu dya na Ptatakondre, na den bigi foto, fu eksempre: na Porfoto, Rotterdam, Roffa; Damsko, Amsterdam; èn owktu na Utrecht. Ala den presi disi di abi Sranan sma di e libi dan ini den foto. Yu kan yere pikinso Sranan Tongo owktu na New York èn na tra kondre fu eksempre na Korsou [Curaçao] yu sa feni Sranan sma dape owktu.

A nen fu mi na Hans èn mi abi dri tenti yari. Mi e libi na ini Damsko. Grantangi.