Afro-Seminole Creole

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A language of Mexico

ISO 639-3
afs
Alternate Names
Afro-Seminol Criollo, Afro-Seminole
Population

200 in Mexico (1990). Ethnic population: 500 (2007).

Location

Coahuila, Nacimiento de los Negros. Also in United States.

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Language Status

8a (Moribund).

Classification
Creole, English based, Atlantic, Eastern, Northern
Dialects

Mexico Afro-Seminole. Similar to Sea Island Creole [gul] and Bahamas Creole [bah]. Lexical similarity: 90% with Sea Island Creole [gul].

Language Use

Older adults. Also use Spanish [spa].

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Afro-Seminole Creole
Other Comments

Ethnonym: los mascogos.

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