Boni/Aluku, a variety of Aukan or Ndyuka
Alternate Names: Ndyuka, Ndjuká, Njuká, "Djuka", "Djoeka", Aukaans, Okanisi
Classifications: Creole, English based, Atlantic, Suriname, Ndyuka
Dialects: Aukan, Aluku (Aloekoe, Boni), Paramaccan. Kwinti is further removed from Aukan than are Aluku and Paramaccan
Population: 15,542 in Suriname. 10% to 20% monolingual. Population includes 14,353 Aukan, 33 Aluku, 1,156 Paramaccan (1980 census). Population total all countries: 22,134.
Region: Eastern along the Marowijne and Tapanahony rivers, northeastern along the Cottica River. Aluku are along the French Guiana border. Paramaccan are in northeast Suriname. In the 1980s and 1990s many went to Paramaribo. Also spoken in French Guiana.
