Dictionaries of Suriname

Dictionaries of the languages in Suriname

Woordenboeken in de Surinamse Talen

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Sranan Tongo

Sranan - English

Sranan Tongo - English dictionary (also available in PDF format - 1.5MB)
Language Learners Edition - read stories and look up words just by double-clicking on them!

Sranan - Nederlands

Sranan Tongo - Nederlands woordenboek (nu ook in PDF format - 2.3 Mb)
Wil je Sranan leren? - lees verhaaltjes en leer onbekende woorden met gemak!

Dictionaries with historical value

The following dictionaries are of interest for comparing present day Sranan Tongo to how it was written and possibly spoken in the past.

C.L. Schumann Neger-Englisches Wrterbuch ed. tertia (1783 Sranan - Deutsch)
H.C. Focke Neger-Engelsch Woordenboek (1855 Sranan - Nederlands)
H.R. Wullschlgel Deutsch - Negerenglisches Wrterbuch (1856 Deutsch - Sranan)
Rediman Woordenlijst Nederlands - Surinaams (1971 Nederlands - Sranan)

Texts with historical value

Dem Tori vo Ouroe Testament (A collection of Old Testament stories written by Moravians in the 1700's. 1.1MB in size!)

Aukan

Aukan - English

Aukans - English dictionary
Language Learners Edition - read stories and look up words just by double-clicking on them!

Aukan - Nederlands

Aukaans - Nederlands woordenboek
Wil je Aukaans leren? - lees verhaaltjes en leer onbekende woorden met gemak!

Sarnami Hindoestani
Nederlands - Sarnami Hindoestani (This dictionary requires a Unicode font to see 4 of the characters properly. Your system may already have such a font installed. If you don't have a Unicode font, you can download Gentium or Doulos SIL. Other Unicode font resources can be found here.)

Saramaccan

Saramaccan - English (This dictionary requires a Unicode font to see 2 of the characters properly. Your system may already have such a font installed. If you don't have a Unicode font, you can download Gentium or Doulos SIL. Other Unicode font resources can be found here.)

Nederlands - Saramaccaans/English Trilingual!

Dictionary with historical value

J.A. Riemer Wrterbuch zur Erlernung der Saramakka-Neger-Sprache (1779 Saramaccans - Deutsch)

Carib

Karabs - Nederlands

Carib - English

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	Dictionaries of the languages in Suriname
	Woordenboeken in de Surinamse Talen
	All the dictionaries listed here are interactive html dictionaries and were created with Shoebox and Toolbox.

Sranan Tongo	Sranan - English Sranan Tongo - English dictionary (also available in PDF format - 1.5MB) Language Learners Edition - read stories and look up words just by double-clicking on them! Sranan - Nederlands Sranan Tongo - Nederlands woordenboek (nu ook in PDF format - 2.3 Mb) Wil je Sranan leren? - lees verhaaltjes en leer onbekende woorden met gemak! Dictionaries with historical value The following dictionaries are of interest for comparing present day Sranan Tongo to how it was written and possibly spoken in the past. C.L. Schumann Neger-Englisches Wrterbuch ed. tertia (1783 Sranan - Deutsch) H.C. Focke Neger-Engelsch Woordenboek (1855 Sranan - Nederlands) H.R. Wullschlgel Deutsch - Negerenglisches Wrterbuch (1856 Deutsch - Sranan) Rediman Woordenlijst Nederlands - Surinaams (1971 Nederlands - Sranan) Texts with historical value Dem Tori vo Ouroe Testament (A collection of Old Testament stories written by Moravians in the 1700's. 1.1MB in size!)
Aukan	Aukan - English Aukans - English dictionary Language Learners Edition - read stories and look up words just by double-clicking on them! Aukan - Nederlands Aukaans - Nederlands woordenboek Wil je Aukaans leren? - lees verhaaltjes en leer onbekende woorden met gemak!
Sarnami Hindoestani	Nederlands - Sarnami Hindoestani (This dictionary requires a Unicode font to see 4 of the characters properly. Your system may already have such a font installed. If you don't have a Unicode font, you can download Gentium or Doulos SIL. Other Unicode font resources can be found here.)
Saramaccan	Saramaccan - English (This dictionary requires a Unicode font to see 2 of the characters properly. Your system may already have such a font installed. If you don't have a Unicode font, you can download Gentium or Doulos SIL. Other Unicode font resources can be found here.) Nederlands - Saramaccaans/English Trilingual! Dictionary with historical value J.A. Riemer Wrterbuch zur Erlernung der Saramakka-Neger-Sprache (1779 Saramaccans - Deutsch)
Carib	Karabs - Nederlands Carib - English