Grenadian Creole

Infobox Language
name=Grenadian Creole
states=Grenada
speakers=89,227 [http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=gcl Ethnologue report for language code:gcl ] ]
familycolor=Creole
fam1=Creole language
fam2=English Creole
fam3=Atlantic
fam4=Eastern
fam5=Southern
iso2="none"
iso3=gcl
notice=nonotice

Grenadian Creole, or Grenadian Creole English, is a Creole language spoken in Grenada. It is a member of the Southern branch of English-based Eastern Atlantic Creoles, along with Antiguan Creole (Antigua and Barbuda), Bajan (Barbados), Guyanese Creole (Guyana), Tobagonian Creole English, Trinidadian Creole English (Trinidad and Tobago), Vincentian Creole (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines), and Virgin Islands Creole (Virgin Islands). [ [http://www.ethnologue.com/show_family.asp?subid=90706 Ethnologue report for Southern ] ] It is the native language of nearly all inhabitants of Grenada, or approximately 89,000 native speakers.

Grenadian Creole may also refer to Grenadian French Creole which is considered the same language as Saint Lucian French Creole [ [http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=acf Ethnologue report for language code:acf ] ] .

History

The first successful settlement by a western colonial power was in 1650, when the French established friendly contact with the native Caribs. The British took control of the island in the 18th century, and ruled until its independence in 1974. [ [http://grenadaguide.com/History.htm Grenada - History ] ] Despite the long history of British rule, The island's French heritage is still evidenced by the number of French loanwords in Grenadian Creole. [ [http://www.grenada-history.org/french.htm French Creole in Grenada ] ]

References

ee also

*Bajan
*Bermudian English
*Jamaican Creole
*Trinidadian Creole English
*Virgin Islands Creole