Antillean Creole
Antillean Creole (Antillean French Creole, Kreyol, Kwéyòl, Patois, Patwa) is a French-based creole that is primarily spoken in the Antilles. Its grammar and vocabulary include elements of French, Carib, English, and African languages.
| Antillean Creole | |
|---|---|
| kreyòl, kréyòl, kréyol, kwéyòl, patwa | |
| Native to | French Antilles (esp. Guadeloupe, Martinique), Dominica, Grenada, Saint Lucia, Trinidad and Tobago |
Native speakers | (13 million cited 1998–2001) |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | Variously:gcf – Guadeloupean Creoleacf – Saint Lucian / Dominican CreoleHaitian Creolescf – San Miguel Creole French (Panama) |
| Glottolog | less1242 |
| Linguasphere | 51-AAC-cc (varieties:
51-AAC-cca to -cck) |
| IETF | cpf-029 |
Sign in Martinican Creole: Dlo Koko ("coconut water", from French de l'eau de coco) Soley ("Sun", from soleil) Lanmè ("the sea", from la mer) | |
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