A creole language forms when two different languages mix into a new language, like Haitian Creole which is a mixture of French and West African languages, and Jamaican Patois, a mix of English and ...

Creole, the local language, has its roots in 17th Century French, with the additional input of African and Malagasy languages, as well as a sprinkling of English and Hindi words, phrases and ...

K OCHI: The Malabar Indo-Portuguese Creole language, which originated with the arrival of the Portuguese on the shores of Kerala has been reduced to a handful of speakers in Kannur today and it is ...

While they also spoke English, Louisiana Creole was the main language for many of these women, Vaz-Deville says. “They were learning the songs, the home songs, and they would make songs up ...

Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University (Applied Linguistics, Spanish) M.A., University of New Mexico (Hispanic Linguistics) B.A., University of New Mexico (Languages) Smith, Hiram L. (2022).