Karipúna French Creole
Karipúna French Creole, also known as Amapá French Creole and Lanc-Patuá, is a French-based creole language spoken by the Karipúna community, which lives in the Uaçá Indian Reservation in the Brazilian state of Amapá, on the Curipi and Oyapock rivers. It is mostly French-lexified except for flora and fauna terms, with a complex mix of substratum languages—most notably the Arawakan Karipúna language.
| Karipúna French Creole | |
|---|---|
| Amapá French Creole | |
| Lanc-Patuá, Kheuól | |
| Native to | Brazil |
| Region | Uaça Indian Reservation, Amapá, Brazil |
Native speakers | 2,400 (2008) |
French Creole
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | kmv |
| Glottolog | kari1301 |
| Linguasphere | 51-AAC-cdd |
The rivers Curipi and Aracaua in 1926 | |
Anonby notes that Portuguese tends to be the mother tongue for speakers under 60 in the Karipúna community, and Karipúna French Creole is the mother tongue primarily only for speakers over 60.
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