Palenquero
A language of Colombia
| Population | 500 (Holm 1989). Ethnic population: 3,500. |
| Region | San Basilio de Palenque village southeast of Cartagena, and 2 neighborhoods in Barranquilla. |
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Northern Colombia |
| Alternate names | Lengua, Palenque |
| Dialects | Linguistic influences from Kongo in Democratic Republic of the Congo (Hancock 1987). |
| Classification | Creole, Spanish based |
| Language use | 10% of those under 25 speak it (1998 A. Schwegler). Most speakers are older. Positive attitude. Most also use Spanish. |
| Language development | Grammar. |
| Comments | People are culturally distinct from nearby Spanish speakers. “Palenque” is Spanish for a fortified village of runaway slaves. Strongly influenced by the Kikongo language of Congo and Angola, and by Portuguese (2007 NY Times). |
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