Montserrat Creole
| Montserrat Creole | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Montserrat |
Native speakers | 7,600 in Montserrat (2001)[1] many left after the eruption of Soufriere in 1995 |
English Creole
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | – |
| Glottolog | None |
| IETF | aig-MS |
Montserrat Creole is a variety of Antiguan and Barbudan Creole[2] spoken in Montserrat. The number of speakers of Montserrat Creole is below 10,000. Montserrat Creole does not have the status of an official language.
A lot of similarities can be found with Jamaican Creole.[3][4]
See also
References
- ^ Montserrat Creole at Ethnologue (16th ed., 2009)
- ^ "Antigua and Barbuda Creole English | Ethnologue". 2016-10-07. Archived from the original on 7 October 2016. Retrieved 2025-01-05.
- ^ "Montserrat Creole - an Irish brogue?". www.phon.ucl.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 2024-05-26. Retrieved 2022-10-12.
- ^ "Montserrat | Facts, Map, & History | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Archived from the original on 2022-10-17. Retrieved 2022-10-12.