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decreolize — verb To modify a language by converting creole elements into standard form … Wiktionary
decreolize — decreolization, n. /dee kree euh luyz /, v.t., decreolized, decreolizing. Ling. to modify (a creole language) in the direction of a standard form of the language on which most of the vocabulary of the creole is based. Also, esp. Brit., decreolise … Useful english dictionary
Nagamese — language name=Nagamese familycolor=Creole states=India speakers=30,000 fam1=Creole language fam2=Assamese Creole iso1= iso2= iso3=nag notice=nonoticeNagamese is a creole used in Nagaland. Since Nagaland is inhabited by people belonging to… … Wikipedia
Post-creole speech continuum — Due to the relationship between a creole language and its superstrate language, that is, a language that is very closely related and whose speakers assert social, political, and economic dominance over speakers of said creole language, a post… … Wikipedia
pidgin — /pij euhn/, n. 1. an auxiliary language that has come into existence through the attempts by the speakers of two different languages to communicate and that is primarily a simplified form of one of the languages, with a reduced vocabulary and… … Universalium
Post-creole continuum — The Post creole continuum or simply creole continuum refers to a situation wherein a creole language consists of a spectrum of varieties between those most and least similar to the superstrate language (that is, a closely related language whose… … Wikipedia
Nagamese creole — Nagamese Naga Pidgin Spoken in India Ethnicity Naga people Native speakers 30,000 (date missing) Language family … Wikipedia
