List of creole languages

Summary

A creole language is a stable natural language developed from a mixture of different languages. Unlike a pidgin, a simplified form that develops as a means of communication between two or more groups, a creole language is a complete language, used in a community and acquired by children as their native language.

This list of creole languages links to Wikipedia articles about languages that linguistic sources identify as creoles. The "subgroups" list links to Wikipedia articles about language groups defined by the languages from which their vocabulary is drawn.

Arabic-based creole languages edit

Assamese-based creole languages edit

  • Nagamese creole, ("Naga Pidgin") is an Assamese-lexified creole language which, depending on location, has also been described and classified as an "extended pidgin" or "pidgincreole", Spoken natively by an estimated 30,000 people in the Indian northeastern state of Nagaland, India.

Bengali-based creole languages edit

Malay-based creole languages edit

See list of Malay creole languages

English-based creole languages edit

Africa
Americas
Asia
  • Manglish, English-based, spoken in Malaysia
  • Singlish, English-based, spoken in Singapore
Europe
  • Angloromani, English-based, spoken in the United Kingdom
Oceania

Dutch-based creole languages edit

Americas:

French-based creole languages edit

Portuguese-based creole languages edit

Creole languages based on other languages edit

Subgroups edit

See also edit