Kwinti

A language of Suriname

ISO 639: kww
Population: 250 (2018), decreasing.
Location:: Sipaliwini district: Coppename river area, upstream from Kaimanstan and Witagron.
Language Status: 6b (Threatened).
Classification: Creole, English based, Atlantic, Suriname, Ndyuka
Dialects: None known. Further removed from Ndyuka [njt] than Aluku and Paramaccan.
Language Use: Some young people, all adults. Also use Saramaccan [srm]. Also use Sranan Tongo [srn].
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Kwinti
Writing: Unwritten [Qaax].
Other Comments: Traditional religion.

Location: Sipaliwini district: Coppename river area, upstream from Kaimanstan and Witagron.