Ndyuka-Trio Pidgin
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A language of Suriname
ISO 639-3
Population
No known L1 speakers. Ethnic population: No ethnic community.
Location
Sipaliwini district: upper Tapanahonij river.
Language Status
9 (Second language only).
Classification
Language Use
Used until 1960s by Ndyuka, Trio and Wayana peoples for trading. Increasing travel to the coast cut back on that trade, and also gave some opportunity to use Sranan [srn] in contact with the Ndyuka. Few Ndyuka men, even older ones, now know it. Used rarely now.
Language Resources
Writing
Unwritten [Qaax].