French-based creole languages 3716905 208489917 2008-04-27T09:06:25Z Joseph Solis in Australia 957447 Minor Changes A '''French creole''', or '''French-based creole language''', is a [[creole language]] based on the [[French language]], more specifically on a 17th century [[Koin%C3%A9_language|koiné]] [[French language|French]] extent in [[Paris]], the French atlantic harbors, and the nascent French colonies. Descendants of the non-creole colonial koiné are still spoken in [[Canada]] (mostly in [[Québec]]), the [[Prairies]], [[Louisiana]], [[Saint-Barthélemy]] (leeward portion of the island) and as [[isolate]]s in other parts of the Americas.<ref>Robert Fournier & Henri Wittmann (ed.), 1995. ''Le français des Amériques''. Presses universitaires de Trois-Rivières. (ISBN 2-9802307-2-3)</ref> '''In the Americas''' *[[Antillean Creole]] is a [[language]] spoken primarily in the French (and some of the English) [[Lesser Antilles]], such as [[Martinique]], [[Guadeloupe]], [[Dominica]], [[St. Lucia]], [[Trinidad and Tobago]] and many other smaller islands. Although all of the creoles spoken on these islands are considered to be the same language, there are noticeable differences between the dialects of each island. Notably, the Creole spoken in the Eastern (windward) part of the island [[Saint-Barthélemy]] is a Creole spoken exclusively by a white population of European descent. *[[French Guiana Creole]] or French Guianese Creole is a [[language]] spoken in [[French Guiana]], and to a lesser degree in [[Suriname]] and [[Guyana]]. It is closely related to [[Antillean Creole]], but there are some noteworthy differences between the two. *[[Haitian Creole language|Haitian Creole]] or ''Kreyol ayisyen'', is a [[language]] spoken primarily in [[Haiti]]. It is the largest French-derived language in the world, with a total of 12 million fluent speakers. [[French language|French]] is its superstrate language, with numerous [[African languages]] and some indigenous [[Amerindian]] languages providing substrate input. Some words are also derived from [[English language|English]], and [[Spanish language|Spanish]]. *[[Karipúna]], spoken in [[Brazil]], mostly in Uaçá, the state of [[Amapá]]. It was influenced by a [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]] [[adstratum]]. It was developed by Amerindians and immigrants from neighboring [[French Guiana]] and [[France|French]] territories of the [[Caribbean Sea|Caribbean]]. *[[Lanc-Patuá]], also spoken in Brazil, mostly in Macapá, Amapá, was taken there mainly by St. Lucian immigrants. *[[Louisiana Creole French|Louisiana Creole]] (''Kréyol Lwizyàn''), the [[Louisiana]] creole, spoken mainly by members of lower socio-economic ranks of society [[Louisiana Creole people|Creole]]s in Louisiana. '''In the Indian Ocean''' *[[Agalega Creole]], spoken in [[Agalega Islands|Agalega]] *[[Chagossian Creole]], spoken by the former population of the islands *[[Mauritian Creole]], spoken as the ''[[lingua franca]]'' (locally ''Morisyen'') *[[Réunion Creole]], spoken in [[Réunion]] *[[Rodriguan Creole]], spoken on the island of [[Rodrigues (island)|Rodrigues]] *[[Seychellois Creole]], also known as ''Seselwa'', it is an official language as well as the ''lingua franca'' '''In the Pacific''' *[[Tayo language|Tayo]], spoken in [[New Caledonia]] ==Notes== {{reflist|2}} {{French Creoles}} [[Category:French-based pidgins and creoles|*]] [[hr:Kreolski jezici temeljeni na francuskom jeziku]]