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Dutch based creole languages

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A Dutch creole is a creole language that has been substantially influenced by the Dutch language.

Most Dutch-based creoles originated in Dutch colonies in the Americas and Southeast Asia, after the 17th century expansion of Dutch maritime power. Almost all of them are now extinct.

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Some important Dutch creoles are the following:

Dutch has also made a significant contribution to other creoles:

  • Papiamento
    • based mostly on Portuguese, spoken in Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao.
  • Saramaccan
    • based mostly on English, Portuguese and African languages, spoken in Suriname
  • Sranan Tongo
    • based mostly on English, spoken in Suriname

    Despite its name, Pennsylvania Dutchis not descended from Dutch, but is a varietyof West Central German.

    References

    Dutch-based creole languages Wikipedia
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