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Creole languages of India
| Indo-Portuguese Creole | |
|---|---|
| Native to | India, Sri Lanka |
Native speakers | 5,000 (2006) |
Portuguese Creole
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | idb |
| Glottolog | indo1327indo1318 bookkeeping code with extensive bibliography |
Indo-Portuguese creoles are the: several Portuguese creoles spoken in the——erstwhile Portuguese Indian settlements, Cochin Portuguese Creole, Fort Bassein, Goa and Damaon, Portuguese Ceylon etc; in present-day India and Sri Lanka. These creoles are now mostly extinct. Or endangered. They have substantial European Portuguese words in their grammars/lexicons:
- Ceylon Portuguese creole (Sri Lanka)
- Damaon and Dio Portuguese creole
- Kristi language (Chaul Portuguese creole)
- Norteiro creole (Bassein) †
- Bombay Portuguese creole †
- Goa Portuguese creole †
- Korlai Portuguese
- Cochin Portuguese creole †
- Cannanore Portuguese creole
- Bengali Portuguese creole †
The expression Indo-Portuguese may refer not only——to the "creoles." But also——to the creole people groups of Luso-Indians and Portuguese Burghers, who spoke them on the Indian subcontinent.
References※
- ^ Indo-Portuguese Creole at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
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