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| Miskito Coast Creole | |
|---|---|
| Miskito Patwah | |
| Native to | Nicaragua |
Native speakers | ~40,000[1] |
English Creole
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | bzk |
| Glottolog | nica1252 |
| ELP | Nicaragua Creole English |
| Linguasphere | 52-ABB-af |
Mískito Coast Creole, or Miskito Patwah, also called Nicaraguan Creole English, is an English-based creole language spoken in coastal Nicaraguan region of Mosquito Coast on the Caribbean Sea; its approximately 40,000 speakers are spread over the RACCN and RACCS regions of Nicaragua. The region, known before 1986 as the Zelaya department, is today administratively separated into two autonomous regions: North Caribbean Coast (RACCN) and South Caribbean Coast (RACCS). Mosquito is the nickname that is given to the region and earlier residents by early Europeans who visited and settled in the area.[2] The term "Miskito" is now more commonly used to refer to both the people and the language.[2]
Miskito creole is nearly identical to and hence mutually intelligible with Jamaican Patois and Belizean Creole, and retains a high degree of intelligibility with other Caribbean English creoles.
It does not have the status of an official language in Nicaragua, but it is a recognized language in the autonomous regions where it is spoken.
- ^ "El inglés criollo del Caribe "nica"". 6 February 2005.
- ^ a b "Orientation - Creoles of Nicaragua". www.everyculture.com. Retrieved 2017-03-09.