Suriname
KALIHNA
Language Name: Carib
Alternate Names: Caribe, Cariña, Kalihna, Kalinya, Kali'na,
Galibí, Maraworno
Comments:
Their own name for the language is 'Kari'na auran',
'Kari'na' for the people. The name in Dutch is 'Kara'ibs',
in French 'Galibi', in Spanish 'Caribe', in English
'Carib'.
Dialects: Murato (Myrato, Western Carib), Tyrewuju (Eastern
Carib)
Language Development: Literacy rate in first language: below 1%. Literacy
rate in second language: 25% to 50%.
Language Use: All ages in some areas. The eastern dialect is
the prestige dialect in Suriname. Speakers of the
central dialect are reported to be bilingual and
shifting to Sranan. They also speak Dutch as second
language.
Population: 1,200 in Suriname (2001 Carlin). Ethnic population:
3,000.
Region: Various locations along the north coast. The eastern
dialect in Suriname is primarily in the Albina area
and in French Guiana, Brazil, and Venezuela; the
western dialect is in the central and western areas
of Suriname and in Guyana.
SIKIANA
Language Name: Sikiana
Alternate Names: Sikiyana, Chikena, Tshikiana
Comments: Nearly extinct.
Language Use: All speak Trió as second language.
Population: 15 in Suriname (2001 Carlin). Ethnic population:
50.
Region: On the Sipaliwini River in Kwamalasamutu
