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ISO 639-3 · loulou
French-based creole languages family · creole or pidgin
Louisiana Creole
Kouri-Vini
Louisiana Creole is a creole or pidgin of the French-based creole languages branch, spoken in United States. Wikidata counts 10,000 first-language speakers (2010). Wikidata describes it as “French-based creole in Louisiana”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
lou- Glottocode
loui1240- EGIDS
- 8a Moribund
- Wikipedia
- 23 language editions
10,000first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
1scripts
1levels in the tree
8aEGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Louisiana Creole · Kouri-Vini |
|---|---|
| Also called | Louisianian Creole, kréyòl la Lwizyàn, kréyòl Lwizyàn, kouri-vini, gomo |
| L1 speakers | 10,000 (2010) |
| Written in | Latin script |
| Kind | creole or pidgin |
Vitality
EGIDS 8a Moribund8a
Endangered. Children are no longer learning it everywhere, or only grandparents speak it — EGIDS 6b to 8b.
Other languages at this levelfamily tree
From French-based creole languages to Louisiana Creole
The branches above Louisiana Creole, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
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where it is spoken
Map and countries
A distribution map from Wikimedia Commons, as linked from Wikidata; borders of language areas are approximate.
Also spoken in United States
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