(documentation KaripunaCreoleFrenchLanguage EnglishLanguage "The KaripunaCreoleFrenchLanguage is a FrenchBasedCreoleLanguage of Brazil. SIL code: KMV. ISO 639-2: cpf. Population: 672 (1995 SIL). Region: Amapa, on French Guiana border. Alternate names: CRIOULO. Comments: There are conflicting reports about how different it is from French Guianese. It is different from Haitian Creole. Limited bilingualism. Speakers formerly spoke Karipuna, an unclassified language, possibly formerly from Marajo Island at the mouth of the Amazon. Investigation needed: intelligibility with French Guianese, Amapa Creole. Grammar. SVO. Tropical forest. Islands, swamp. Fishermen, swidden agriculturalists: manioc. Traditional religion, Christian.(extract from http:/ / www.ethnologue.com/ )") |
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