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kwinti

Kwinti A language of Suriname
Population	133 (1980 census).
Region	North central, along the Coppename River, upstream from Carib villages in Kaimanstan and Witagron.
Dialects	Further removed from Ndyuka than Aluku and Paramaccan. Probably needs literature adapted from Ndyuka.
Classification	Creole, English based, Atlantic, Suriname, Ndyuka
Language use	Speakers also use Saramaccan or Sranan Tongo.
Comments	Traditional religion.


	Source Information [SIL, Ethnologue]