A Dutch creole, or Dutch-based creole language, is a creole language whose main lexifier is Dutch, a West Germanic language of the Low Countries. These creoles usually developed from Dutch-based pidgins or through language mixing in which Dutch served as a major influence.
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RegionDutch colonies in the Americas and Southeast Asia 1 In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Asia, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: East Asia, found in there.
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1. Dutch-based creole languages (Wikipedia)
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Most Dutch-based creoles originated in Dutch colonies in the Americas and Southeast Asia, after the 17th century expansion of Dutch maritime trade network and naval power.
Wikidata: Dutch-based creole languages
Wikidata Q1792622, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
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