Bocas del Toro Creole
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Bocas del Toro Creole is a linguistic variety spoken in Bocas del Toro Province
of Panama
. Bocas del Toro Creole is no language of its own, but similar to varieties such as Limón Coastal Creole
. The number of speakers of Bocas del Toro Creole is below 100,000. Bocas del Toro Creole does not have the status of an official language.
The native speakers of this dialect call it Guari-guari (misquoted for many years by the Lonely Planet
as Gali-gali). It is a hybrid tongue of English
and Spanish
with elements of the local Guaymí
language of the Ngöbe Buglé
people.
Bocas del Toro Province
Bocas del Toro is a province of Panama. Its extension is 4,643.9 square kilometers comprising the mainland and nine main islands. The province consists of the Bocas del Toro Archipelago, Bahía Almirante , Laguna de Chiriquí , and adjacent mainland. The capital is the city of Bocas del Toro on Isla...
of Panama
Panama
Panama , officially the Republic of Panama , is the southernmost country of Central America. Situated on the isthmus connecting North and South America, it is bordered by Costa Rica to the northwest, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north and the Pacific Ocean to the south. The...
. Bocas del Toro Creole is no language of its own, but similar to varieties such as Limón Coastal Creole
Limón Coastal Creole
Limonese Creole is an English-based creole language spoken in Limón Province on the Caribbean Sea coast of Costa Rica. Limón Coastal Creole is similar to varieties such as Colón Creole, Mískito Coastal Creole, Belizean Kriol language, and San Andrés and Providencia Creole...
. The number of speakers of Bocas del Toro Creole is below 100,000. Bocas del Toro Creole does not have the status of an official language.
The native speakers of this dialect call it Guari-guari (misquoted for many years by the Lonely Planet
Lonely Planet
Lonely Planet is the largest travel guide book and digital media publisher in the world. The company is owned by BBC Worldwide, which bought a 75% share from the founders Maureen and Tony Wheeler in 2007 and the final 25% in February 2011...
as Gali-gali). It is a hybrid tongue of English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
and Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
with elements of the local Guaymí
Guaymí
The Guaymí or Ngäbe are an indigenous group living mainly within the Ngäbe-Buglé comarca in the Western Panamanian provinces of Veraguas, Chiriquí and Bocas del Toro, as well as in the indigenous town of Conte, Costa Rica near the extreme southern tip of the country...
language of the Ngöbe Buglé
Ngöbe Buglé
The Ngöbe–Buglé are a union of two indigenous peoples of western Panama, the Guaymí and the Bokota . They live in the highlands of Bocas del Toro, Chiriquí Province and on the arid plains of Veraguas, and have a joint reservation, the Ngöbe–Buglé Comarca.-History:The Ngöbe–Buglé Comarca was...
people.
See also
- Bajan Creole
- Bermudian EnglishBermudian EnglishBermudian English is a regional accent of English found in Bermuda, a British overseas territory in the North Atlantic. "Standard English is used in professional settings and in writing, while vernacular Bermudian English is spoken on more casual occasions"...
- Jamaican EnglishJamaican EnglishJamaican English or Jamaican Standard English is a dialect of English spoken in Jamaica. It melds parts of both American English and British English dialects, along with many aspects of Irish intonation...