Antillean Creole
Antillean Creole (also known as Lesser Antillean Creole) is a French-based creole that is primarily spoken in the Lesser Antilles. Its grammar and vocabulary include elements of French, Carib, English, and African languages.
Antillean Creole | |
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kreyòl, kréyòl, kréyol, kwéyòl, patwa | |
Native to | French Antilles (esp. Guadeloupe, Martinique), Dominica, Grenada, Saint Lucia, Haiti, Trinidad and Tobago |
Native speakers | (13 million cited 1998–2001) |
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | Variously:gcf – Guadeloupean Creole / Martinican Creoleacf – Saint Lucian / Dominican Creolescf – San Miguel Creole French (Panama) |
Glottolog | less1242 |
Linguasphere | 51-AAC-cc (varieties:
51-AAC-cca to -cck) |
IETF | cpf-029 |
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