Sarnami
See also: sarnami
Caribbean Hindustani edit
Etymology edit
Proper noun edit
Sarnami
- Surinamese Hindustani; the variant of Caribbean Hindustani spoken in Suriname
- 1983, Jit Narain, “Een Sarnami tekst 3”, in Eddy Charry, Geert Koefoed, Pieter Muysken, editors, De talen van Suriname[1], Muiderberg: Dick Coutinho, →ISBN, page 94:
- Sarnami Sarnām ke hindustāniyo ke mahtāri bhāsha hai. Hindi Sarnām khāt ek pardesie bhāsha hai.
- Sarnami is the native language of the Hindustani of Suriname. Hindi is a language foreign to Suriname.
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
Short for Sarnami Hindoestani, from Caribbean Hindustani Sarnami.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Sarnami n
- Surinamese Hindustani; the Surinamese variant of Caribbean Hindustani
- Synonym: Sarnami Hindoestani