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Sigma KEE - BajanLanguage
BajanLanguage(bajan language)

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(documentation BajanLanguage EnglishLanguage "The BajanLanguage is a SouthEasternAtlanticEnglishBasedCreoleLanguage of Barbados. SIL code: BJS. ISO 639-2: cpe. Population: 259,000 (1995 estimate). Alternate names: BARBADIAN CREOLE ENGLISH. Comments: There is a basilectal variety spoken in a fishing village (Roy 1986). The speech of the poor and less educated is similar to the mesolect in nearby countries. Increasingly influenced by USA rather than United Kingdom English (Todd and Hancock 1986). Fewer than 20 lexical items are traceable to African origin (Niles 1980:148). Shares lexical features with Caribbean creoles. Christian.(extract from http:/ / www.ethnologue.com/ )") Languages.kif 1652-1660
(instance BajanLanguage SouthEasternAtlanticEnglishBasedCreoleLanguage) Languages.kif 1651-1651 Bajan language is an instance of south eastern atlantic english based creole language

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(termFormat ChineseLanguage BajanLanguage "巴扬语言") domainEnglishFormat.kif 9620-9620
(termFormat ChineseTraditionalLanguage BajanLanguage "巴揚語言") domainEnglishFormat.kif 9619-9619
(termFormat EnglishLanguage BajanLanguage "bajan language") domainEnglishFormat.kif 9618-9618


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