Colón Creole
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Colón Creole is a language spoken in Panama
. Colón Creole is similar to varieties such as Limón Coastal Creole
, Mískito Coastal Creole
, and Belizean Creole (Kriol)
. The number of speakers of Colón Creole is below 300,000 http://www.ethnologue.com/show_country.asp?name=Panama. Colón Creole does not have the status of an official language.
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...
. Colón Creole is 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...
, Mískito Coastal Creole
Miskito Coastal Creole
Mískito Coast Creole or Nicaragua Creole English is a language spoken in Nicaragua based on English. Its approximately 30,000 speakers are found along the Mosquito Coast of the Caribbean Sea. The language is nearly identical to Belizean Creole , and similar to all Central American Creoles...
, and Belizean Creole (Kriol)
Belizean Kriol language
Belizean Creole English, known as Kriol by its speakers, is an English-based creole language most closely related to Miskito Coastal Creole, Limón Coastal Creole, Colón Creole, San Andrés and Providencia Creole, Guyanese Creole, Jamaican Patois and English creoles of the Caribbean show similarity...
. The number of speakers of Colón Creole is below 300,000 http://www.ethnologue.com/show_country.asp?name=Panama. Colón Creole does not have the status of an official language.
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...