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Surinamese Dutch (Dutch: Surinaams-Nederlands Dutch pronunciation: [ˌsyriˈnaːms ˈneːdərˌlɑnts]) is the form of Dutch spoken in Suriname a former Dutch colony. Dutch is spoken as a native language by about 60% of the population most of them being bilingual with Sranan Tongo Saramaccan and other languages. Nevertheless Dutch is the sole official language of the country. Surinamese Dutch is easily intelligible with other forms of Dutch.

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