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Belize Kriol English

A language of Belize

ISO 639-3: bzj

Population	70,000 in Belize (2006). Population total all countries: 110,000. Ethnic population: 158,000 including L2 speakers (1990).
Region	Most in Belize City; rural villages; along the coast; waterways. Also in United States.
Language map	Belize
Alternate names	Creola, Kriol, Northern Central America Creole English
Dialects	Similar to Nicaragua Creole English [bzk], and Islander (San Andrés) [icr] creoles. Historically an extension of Nicaragua Creole English. Dahufra was a creole used in the 16th-18th centuries.
Classification	Creole, English based, Atlantic, Western
Language use	Creoles, people of East Indian descent. Lingua franca in much of the country. Most domains. Positive attitude. Almost all L1 or L2 speakers.
Language development	Newspapers. Radio programs. TV. Dictionary. Grammar. Bible portions: 1999.
Comments	Jamaican Creole English [jam] has different orthography. Timber; agriculturalists; fishermen; industrial workers; construction industry; commerce; government workers, teachers.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

BELIZE Kriol Project Committee, author; CROSBIE, Cynthia; DECKER, Kendall D.; HERRERA, Yvette; MANZANARES, Myrna; WOODS, Silvana, compilers; CROSBIE, Paul, editor. 2007. Kriol - Inglish dikshineri = English - Kriol dictionary.

DECKER, Kendall D., author. 1996. "Orthography development for Belize creole."

DECKER, Kendall D., author. 2005. The song of Kriol: a grammar of the Kriol language of Belize.

Vernacular Publications

Anansi an di domplin chree; adapted from a narration by Oswald Sutherland. 2003.

Anansi ton wahn oal man. 2003.

Bileez Kriol glassary an spellin gide (Belize Kriol glossary and spelling guide). 1997.

Chravl buk eena Kriol ahn Inglish (Travel book in Kriol and English). 2005.

Di chree chreez dehn: wahn lee Krismos stoari. 2003.

Di stoari a Hilda (The story of Hilda); wahn chroo chroo stoari. 2005.

Faiyaants teech kakroach wahn lesn; adapted from a narration by Adelia Dixon. 2005.

Kenti an ih pa mek wahn doary. 1999.

Layzi Saiman (Lazy Simon); adapted from a narration by Maria ("Nettie") Wade. 2005.

Rabbit play trik pahn hanaasi. 1997.

Sohn stoari fahn Gaylz Paint (Malanti) paat 1 (Some stories from the village of Gales Point Manatee, volume 1). 2005.

Sohn stoari fahn Gaylz Paint (Malanti) Paat 2 = Some stories from the village of Gales Point (Manatee) Volume 2. 2005.

Sohn stoariz frahn Crooked Tree vilij (Some stories from Crooked Tree village). 2004.

Traditional games of Belize. 2006.

Wai nani goat tayl kungku (Why Nanny Goat has a short, stubby tail) ; adapted from a narration by Gladys Stuart. 2005.

Wen wi mi-di groa op (When we were growing up); Sohn chroo stoariz. 2005.

You can read and write Kriol. 2002.

You can read and write Kriol. 2003.

You can read and write Kriol. 2005.