The Language of the Saramacca Negroes in Suriname

Опубликовано в Pidgin and Creole Languages: Schuchardt H., Glenn G. Selected essays by Hugo Schuchardt. — 2009. — C. 89-126.Editor's IntroductionThe original text of Schuchardt's Die Sprache der Saramakkaneger in Surinam (1914c) consisted of an introduction (literary 'preliminary report, Vorbericht), pages i-xxxvi; chapters 1-13 of Acts, translated ¡mo Saramaccan by I.L. Wietz, ca. 1773, pages 1-35; short texts in Saramaccan, including a story written by Danid Ijveraar, 1882, pages 36-43; and C.L. Schumann's Saramaccanisch-Deutsches Worterbuch, Bambeij, 1778. (See the description in Reinecke et al., 1975:
466.)Only the lntruduction is translated here. All instances in the text of 'see below, Dictionary' refer to Schumann's dictionary, for which the reader should consult Schuchardt. 1914c: 44-116.