Grenadian Creole
| Grenadian Creole | ||
|---|---|---|
| Spoken in: | Grenada | |
| Total speakers: | 89,227[1] | |
| Language family: | Creole language English Creole Atlantic Eastern Southern Grenadian Creole | |
| Language codes | ||
| ISO 639-1: | none | |
| ISO 639-2: | none | |
| ISO 639-3: | gcl
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Grenadian Creole, or Grenadian Creole English, is a Creole language spoken in Grenada. It is a member of the Southern branch of English-based Eastern Atlantic Creoles, along with Antiguan Creole (Antigua and Barbuda), Bajan (Barbados), Guyanese Creole (Guyana), Tobagonian Creole English, Trinidadian Creole English (Trinidad and Tobago), Vincentian Creole (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines), and Virgin Islands Creole (Virgin Islands).[2] It is the native language of nearly all inhabitants of Grenada, or approximately 89,000 native speakers.[1]
Grenadian Creole may also refer to Grenadian French Creole which is considered the same language as Saint Lucian French Creole[3].
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History
The first successful settlement by a western colonial power was in 1650, when the French established friendly contact with the native Caribs. The British took control of the island in the 18th century, and ruled until its independence in 1974.[4] Despite the long history of British rule, The island's French heritage is still evidenced by the number of French loanwords in Grenadian Creole.[5]
References
<div fck_mw_template"="" class="references-small ">- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ethnologue report for language code:gcl
- ↑ Ethnologue report for Southern
- ↑ Ethnologue report for language code:acf
- ↑ Grenada - History
- ↑ French Creole in Grenada
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