Karipuna Creole French

KMV

threatened

Alternate Names: Crioulo

Dialects: None known. Conflicting reports about difference from Guianese Creole French ,. Different from Haitian ,.

Genealogy:

Creole
French based

Demographics: 2,400 (2008 SIL).

Language Use: Very weak language transmission. Also use Portuguese [por]. Used as L2 by Palikúr [plu].

Language Development: Dictionary. Grammar.

Typology: SVO.

Writing System: Latin

Nation of Origin: Brazil

Other Comments: Formerly spoke Karipuna ,, possibly from Marajó Island at the mouth of the Amazon. Also spoken by Galibi do Wasa ethnic group (2006 FUNASA), where language use is much stronger. Traditional religion, Christian.