Grenadian Creole English | |
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patois | |
Native to | Grenada |
Native speakers | 89,000 (2001)[1] |
English Creole
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | gcl |
Glottolog | gren1247 |
Linguasphere | 52-ABB-as |
Grenadian Creole English is a Creole language spoken in Grenada. It is a member of the Southern branch of English-based Eastern Atlantic Creoles, along with Antiguan Creole (Antigua and Barbuda), Bajan Creole (Barbados), Guyanese Creole (Guyana), Tobagonian Creole, Trinidadian Creole (Trinidad and Tobago), Vincentian Creole (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines), and Virgin Islands Creole (Virgin Islands).[2] It is the common vernacular and the native language of nearly all inhabitants of Grenada, or approximately 89,000 native speakers in 2001.[3]