Saramaka, sometimes spelled Saramacca is the name of a group of Maroons (escaped Africanslaves) who established small communities along the Suriname River in Suriname during the XVIII century and are now present in Suriname and in French Guiana.Other groups of Surinamese Maroons (locally called bushi-nengre), are the Alukus (also called Bonis), the Paramakans, the Aukan or Ndjukas, the Kwintis and the Matawais. The Saramaka people are closed related to the Matawai. The Aukaners, Paramakans, Kwintis and Bonis are more closely related to each other. These creoles have strong English and Dutch components.
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