Alternate Names: French Guianese Creole French, Guyanais, Guyane, Guyane Creole, Patois, Patwa
Dialects: None known. All French creoles of the Caribbean are somewhat mutually inherently intelligible (Goodman 1964). Intelligibility of Saint Lucia Creole , is 78%, of Karipuna Creole , (Brazil) is 77%.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 50,000 (1977 SIL).
Language Use: L1 for over 30% of the population in the capital. Most important rural language. Educated people speak it, but avoid it. Low status. Not taught in schools. Some decreolization taking place. Also use French [fra]. Used as L2 by Carib [car], Emerillon [eme], Wayampi [oym].
Language Development: Dictionary. Grammar.
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: French Guiana