Ndyuka-Trio Pidgin

A language of Suriname

ISO 639: njt
Population: No known L1 speakers. Ethnic population: No ethnic community.
Location:: Sipaliwini district: upper Tapanahonij river.
Language Status: 9 (Second language only).
Classification: Pidgin
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 Tongo [srn] in contact with the Ndyuka. Few Ndyuka men, even older ones, now know it. Used rarely now.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Ndyuka-Trio Pidgin
Writing: Unwritten [Qaax].

Location: Sipaliwini district: upper Tapanahonij river.