Tayo Creole
Tayo, also known as "patois de Saint-Louis", is a French-based Creole spoken in New Caledonia. It is spoken by about 3000 people in the village of Saint-Louis, about 15 km (9.3 mi) from the New Caledonian capital Nouméa.: 63 The language developed out of the contact of speakers of many different Kanak languages in the mission, and the use of French for official purposes and as the language of prestige.: 61 The language contains structural elements primarily from Melanesian languages and lexical elements mainly from French.: 62
| Tayo | |
|---|---|
| Patois de Saint-Louis | |
| Native to | France (New Caledonia) |
Native speakers | 900 (2009 census) |
French Creole
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| Official status | |
Official language in | New Caledonia |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | cks |
| Glottolog | tayo1238 |
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