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ISO 639-3 · plnpln
Indo-European family · creole or pidgin
Palenquero
Palenquero is a creole or pidgin of the Castilian branch (Indo-European), spoken in Colombia. Wikidata counts about 2,788 speakers (2005). Wikidata describes it as “Spanish-based creole language spoken in Colombia”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
pln- Glottocode
pale1260- Family
- Indo-European
- EGIDS
- 6b Threatened
- UNESCO
- Definitely endangered
- Wikipedia
- 17 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
1scripts
10levels in the tree
6bEGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Palenquero |
|---|---|
| All speakers | 2,788 (2005) |
| Written in | Latin script |
| Kind | creole or pidgin |
Vitality
EGIDS 6b Threatened6b
Endangered. Children are no longer learning it everywhere, or only grandparents speak it — EGIDS 6b to 8b.
Other languages at this levelUNESCO: Definitely endangered
Languages at this levelfamily tree
From Indo-European to Palenquero
The branches above Palenquero, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
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 Colombia
romRomaniIndo-European · 46 mDefinitely endangeredrmyVlax RomaniIndo-European · 538,4806b · ThreatenedgucWayuuTa-Arawakan · 300,0005 · DevelopingpbbPáezunclassified · 140,0006b · ThreatenedempNorthern EmberaChoco · 72,0005 · DevelopingtcaTicunaunclassified · 61,0005 · DevelopinginbIngaQuechua · 33,0006b · ThreatenedguhGuahiboGuajiboan · 23,006VulnerablegumGuambianoBarbacoan · 20,7825 · DevelopingctoCatioChoco · 15,0006a · Vigorous