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Pitkern
Pitkern, also known as Pitcairn-Norfolk or Pitcairnese, is a creole spoken on Pitcairn and Norfolk islands. It is a mixture of English and Tahitian, and has been given many classifications by scholars, including cant, patois, and Atlantic creole. Although spoken on Pacific Ocean islands, it has been described as an Atlantic or semi-Atlantic creole due to the lack of connections with other English-based creoles of the Pacific. There are fewer than 50 speakers on Pitcairn Island, a number which has been steadily decreasing since 1971.
Norfuk
dialect of Pitcairn-Norfolk
Unserdeutsch
Unserdeutsch ('Our German'), or Rabaul Creole German, is a German-based creole language that originated in Papua New Guinea as a lingua franca. The substrate language is assumed to be Tok Pisin, while the majority of the lexicon is from German.
Louisiana Creole
French-based creole in Louisiana
Macanese
Portuguese-based creole spoken originally in Macau
Kristang
creole language spoken by the Kristang people
Yilan Creole Japanese
Japanese-based Creole language in Taiwan
Bungi Creole
mixed language spoken by the Red River Métis
Karipúna Creole French
creole spoken by the Karipúna
Turks and Caicos Creole
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