Guadeloupean Creole French
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A language of Guadeloupe
ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
Guadeloupean Creole, Kreyol, Patois, Patwa
Population
430,000 in Guadeloupe (2001). Total users in all countries: 849,000.
Location
Marie Galante islands.
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Language Status
6a* (Vigorous). De facto language of national identity.
Classification
Dialects
Marie Galante Creole French, Saint Barth Creole French. All French creoles of the Caribbean are somewhat mutually inherently intelligible (Goodman 1964). Comprehension of Saint Lucia Creole [acf] is 89%.
Language Development
Dictionary. Grammar.
Language Resources
Writing
Unwritten [Qaax].
There is a continuum of variation from basilectal Creole to acrolectal French of the educated.