AMAPÁ CREOLE: a language of Brazil

The following is the entry for this language as it appeared in the 14th edition (2000).
It was superseded by the corresponding entry in the 15th edition (2005). See also the corresponding entry in the current edition of Ethnologue.

SIL code: AMD

ISO 639-2: cpf

Population 25,000 (1995 SIL). 
Region Throughout State of Amapá, concentrated around the capital, Macapá.
Alternate names   LANC-PATÚA
Classification Creole, French based.
Comments Has English and French influences. Some Indian groups in Amapá speak other creoles, like the Karipuna.

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