Negerengels

== Dutch == === Alternative forms === Neger-Engels (superseded) N.E. (initialism) === Etymology === Literally, “Negro English”, compound of neger (“Negro”) +‎ Engels (“English”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈneːɣərˌɛŋəls/ Hyphenation: Ne‧ger‧eng‧els === Proper noun === Negerengels n (colloquial and dated in Suriname, obsolete and possibly offensive in the Netherlands and Belgium) Sranan Tongo (an English-based creole language and lingua franca in Suriname) Synonyms: Sranantongo, Sranan, Surinaams Creools (dated, rare), Surinaams (Netherlands, proscribed in Suriname), takitaki (dated, pejorative, offensive) Verstaat u Negerengels? ― Do you understand Sranan Tongo? ==== Usage notes ==== Started to be superseded by Sranantongo in the 1960s. In Suriname, still used colloquially, mainly by older speakers who are not ethnic Creoles, without an overtly pejorative meaning, or sometimes by ethnic Creoles who do not identify with the language, in which case it may have a pejorative undertone. Possibly perceived by some speakers as the correct Dutch equivalent of informal Sranan Tongo nengre. Obsolete and possibly offensive in all other contexts.