Donderskamp (

Kalina Kalina may refer to: People * Kalina people, or Caribs, an indigenous people of the northern coastal areas of South America * Kalina language, or Carib, the language of the Kalina people * Kalina (given name) * Kalina (surname) * Noah Kalina, Ame ...

: Konomerume) is an indigenous village of

Amerindians in the

resort A resort (North American English) is a self-contained commercial establishment that tries to provide most of a vacationer's wants, such as food, drink, swimming, lodging, sports, entertainment, and shopping, on the premises. The term ''resort ...

Boven Coppename Boven Coppename is a resort in Suriname, located in the Sipaliwini District. Its population at the 2012 census was 539. The resort is mainly inhabited by indigenous people of the Tiriyó, and Maroons of the Kwinti tribe. The main village is Bitag ...

in the

Sipaliwini District Sipaliwini is the largest district of Suriname, located in the south. Sipaliwini is the only district that does not have a regional capital, as it is directly administered by the national government in Paramaribo. History Sipaliwini was created i ...

Suriname Suriname (; srn, Sranankondre or ), officially the Republic of Suriname ( nl, Republiek Suriname , srn, Ripolik fu Sranan), is a country on the northeastern Atlantic coast of South America. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the north ...

. The village is located on the

Wayambo River The Wayambo River (also: Wayombo) is a river of Suriname. The river is part of an inland waterway connecting the harbour of Nieuw-Nickerie with Paramaribo. The river forms a natural bifurcation: at the source, the water can flow westwards to the N ...

History

The origin of the name is unclear. It may refer to

Peter Donders Petrus Norbertus Donders (27 October 1809 – 14 January 1887) was a Dutch Roman Catholic priest and member of the Redemptorist Congregation. He served in various missions in the Dutch colony of Surinam. He started working in the capital Param ...

who, in 1868, was the first missionary active among the Wayambo-indians, or it may simply refer to "thunder". The village has a school, a clinic, and is home to a holiday resort. The main source of income for the village is growing arrowleaf elephant ear for pom, a popular dish in Suriname. The

Kalina language Carib or Kari'nja is a Cariban language spoken by the Kalina people (Caribs) of South America. It is spoken by around 7,400 mostly in Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, and Brazil. The language is currently classified as highly endan ...

used to be spoken by the tribe, however as of 2014, it is only spoken by the elderly, and

Sranan Tongo Sranan Tongo (also Sranantongo "Surinamese tongue," Sranan, Surinaams, Surinamese, Surinamese Creole) is an English-based creole language that is spoken as a ''lingua franca'' by approximately 550,000 people in Suriname. Developed originally amo ...

and

Dutch Dutch commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands * Dutch people () * Dutch language () Dutch may also refer to: Places * Dutch, West Virginia, a community in the United States * Pennsylvania Dutch Country People E ...

have become the main languages.

Transport

The village can be reached by boat from the Wayambo River, or by plane via the

Donderskamp Airstrip Donderskamp Airstrip is an airstrip near Donderskamp, Suriname. Charters and destinations Charter Airlines serving this airport are: See also * * * List of airports in Suriname * Transport in Suriname References External linksOpenStr ...

References

Bibliography

* * Indigenous villages in Suriname Populated places in Sipaliwini District {{Suriname-geo-stub