Indo-Portuguese creoles
Creole languages of India
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Indo-Portuguese creoles are the several Portuguese creoles spoken in the former settlements of Portuguese India, including those in Kerala, Bombay, Korlai, Bassein, Goa, Daman and Diu, the Bengal Delta, Portuguese Ceylon, etc; in present-day India and Sri Lanka. These creoles are now mostly extinct or endangered. They have substantial Portuguese words in their grammars or lexicons:
- Ceylon Portuguese creole (Sri Lanka)
- Daman and Diu Portuguese creole
- Kristi language (Chaul/Korlai Portuguese creole)
- Norteiro creole (Bassein) †
- Bombay Portuguese creole †
- Goa Portuguese creole †
- Korlai Portuguese
- Cochin Portuguese creole †
- Cannanore Portuguese creole
- Bengali Portuguese creole †
Native speakers
5,000 (2006)[1]Portuguese Creole
- Indo-Portuguese Creole
The expression Indo-Portuguese may refer not only to the creoles but also to the creole people groups of Luso-Indians and Portuguese Burghers, who spoke them on the Indian subcontinent.
See also
- Portuguese language in Goa (also called Goan Portuguese)
- Fort Cochin
- Fort Bassein
- Portuguese Empire
- Provincias do Norte (pt)
