| Ndyuka | |
|---|---|
| Aukan | |
 Ndyuka written in the Afaka syllabary | |
| Native to | Suriname, French Guiana |
| Ethnicity | Ndyuka, Aluku, Paramaccan |
Native speakers | 67,000 (2017–2019)[1] |
English Creole
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| Dialects | |
| Afaka syllabary, Latin script | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | djk |
| Glottolog | ndyu1242 |
| Linguasphere | 52-ABB-ay (varieties: 52-ABB-aya to -aye) |
Ndyuka /ənˈdʒuːkə/, also called Aukan, Okanisi, Ndyuka tongo, Aukaans, Businenge Tongo (considered by some to be pejorative), Eastern Maroon Creole, or Nenge is a creole language of Suriname and French Guiana, spoken by the Ndyuka people. The speakers are one of six Maroon peoples (formerly called "Bush Negroes") in the Republic of Suriname and one of the Maroon peoples in French Guiana. Most of the 25 to 30 thousand speakers live in the interior of the country, which is a part of the country covered with tropical rainforests. Ethnologue lists two related languages under the name Ndyuka, the other being a dialect of Lutos.
- ^ Ndyuka at Ethnologue (23rd ed., 2020)
