Afro-Seminole Creole

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A language of Mexico

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

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

Location

Coahuila de Zaragoza state: Nacimiento de los Negros.

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Language Status

8a (Moribund).

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

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

Language Use

Older adults only. Also use Spanish [spa].

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Afro-Seminole Creole
Writing

Unwritten [Qaax].

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