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Mar 22, 2008

In Babel of Tongues, Suriname Seeks Itself

“Sranan will survive because nothing can replace it as the language of the street”

PARAMARIBO, Suriname - Walk into a government office here and you will be greeted in Dutch, the official language. via New York Times

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