Creole Language Quiz

Louisiana and Haiti has influences from

French and West African

Louisiana and Haiti is official language in ___

Haiti

Saint Lucian began in __ during __ and __ rule

Saint Lucia, French, British

Chabacano is ___ based spoken in __

Spanish, Philippines

Barbadian is derived from __ in __

English, Barbados

Guyanese influences

English, Italian, African, and Dutch

Belizean was created by

enslaved Africans

Bahamian, Jamaican, Gullah (South Carolina/Georgia) have influences from

English and African

Yiddish has influences from

Hebrew, Germanic, and Slavic

Afrikaans began when

Dutch settlers came to the Cape in South Africa

What influences does Afrikaans have?

German and Khoisan

How many people speak Afrikaans?

7-8 million

Creoles are ___ languages

native

the name creole comes from cultural groups in ___ islands

Caribbean

Euskara Batua is

standard Basque

Tok Pisin influence

English

Sharon and Tongo is spoken in

Suriname

Guarani is spoken in

Paraguay

pidgin of Guarani

Japara

What does Gullah Geechee have the most similarities with?

Bahamian

Hiri Motu is spoken in

Port Moresby

What place has the most creoles?

Caribbean

The Basque are __

herders

Where do the Basque live? (mountain range)

Pyrenees

Basque political status in Spain and France

Spain- self governance, France- controlled