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    Which country/countries has a creole language as its official language?

    Question #74808. Asked by author. (Jan 21 07 10:11 PM)


    Baloo55th

    		Seychellois (a creole of French) is an oficial language in the Seychelles, and Tok Pisin is despite its name a creole language (of English) rather than a pidgin, and is official in Papua New Guinea. Papiamentu (a creole of Portuguese) is official in Curacao. Jamaican creole is not official, although widely spoken. Hiri motu is officially recognised in Papua New Guines, but is a pidgin not a creole. Haitien has now, I think, official recognition in Haiti. It is, of course, a creole of French.

    Jan 22 07, 8:02 AM
    author

    		You should add the Cape Verde Islands, which introduced its Portuguese creole as an official language in 2004.

    Jan 22 07, 11:58 PM
    Baloo55th

    		I forgot Crioulo. [smacks wrist]

    Jan 23 07, 6:42 AM
    author

    		Okay, you are forgiven. Crioulo is spoken in Cape Verde Islands and Guinea-Bissau. There is also a similar Portuguese creole in Sao Tomé and Principe called Lungwa Sao Tomé. I think it´s only official language in Cape Verde.

    Jan 23 07, 8:09 AM

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