Sarnami

Sarnam +‎ -i

Sarnami

1. 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, 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.

Short for Sarnami Hindoestani, from Caribbean Hindustani Sarnami.

• IPA^(key): /ˌsɑrˈnaː.mi/

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• Hyphenation: Sar‧na‧mi
• Rhymes: -aːmi

Sarnami n

1. Surinamese Hindustani; the Surinamese variant of Caribbean Hindustani

   Synonym: Sarnami Hindoestani

• Sranan
• Surinaams
• Suriname