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Afro-Seminole Creole is an English
English language

English is a West Germanic language that originated in Anglo-Saxon England and has lingua franca status in many parts of the world as a result of the military, economic, scientific, political and cultural influence of the British Empire in the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries and that of the United States from the mid 20th century onwa...
-based creole
Creole language

A creole language, or simply a creole, is a stable language that originates seemingly as a nativization pidgin. This understanding of creole genesis culminated in Robert A....
 spoken by Black Seminoles
Black Seminoles

The Black Seminoles are descendants of free Africans and some runaway slaves who escaped from coastal South Carolina and Georgia into the Florida wilderness beginning as early as the late 1600s....
 in scattered communities in Oklahoma, Texas, and Northern Mexico. Speakers of Afro-Seminole Creole live in Seminole County, Oklahoma
Seminole County, Oklahoma

Seminole County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. The population was 24,894 at the United States Census, 2000. Its county seat is Wewoka, Oklahoma....
 and Brackettville, Texas
Brackettville, Texas

Brackettville is a city in Kinney County, Texas, Texas, United States. The population was 1,876 at the 2000 United States Census. It is the county seat of Kinney County, Texas....
 in the United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 and in Nacimiento de los Negros, Coahuila
Coahuila

Coahuila, formally Coahuila de Zaragoza is one of Mexico's 31 component States of Mexico. It is located in the north of the country.To the north, Coahuila accounts for a stretch of the U.S....
, in Mexico
Mexico

The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federalism constitutionalism republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of Mexico....
. There are about 200 speakers of the language. Afro-Seminole Creole is related to the Gullah language
Gullah language

The Gullah language is a creole language spoken by the Gullah , an African American population living on the Sea Islands and the coastal region of the U.S....
, a creole spoken in the coastal region and Sea Islands
Sea Islands

The Sea Islands are a chain of tidal and barrier islands on the Atlantic Ocean coast of the United States. They number over 100, and are located between the mouths of the Santee River and St....
 of the U.S. state
U.S. state

A U.S. state is any one of the 50 state of the United States that share sovereignty with the federal government of the United States . Because of this shared sovereignty, an United States is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of Domicile ....
s of South Carolina
South Carolina

South Carolina is a U.S. state in the Southern United States of the United States. It borders Georgia to the south and North Carolina to the north....
 and Georgia
Georgia (U.S. state)

Georgia is a U.S. state in the United States and was one of the original Thirteen Colonies that revolted against United Kingdom rule in the American Revolution....
.








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Afro-Seminole Creole is an English
English language

English is a West Germanic language that originated in Anglo-Saxon England and has lingua franca status in many parts of the world as a result of the military, economic, scientific, political and cultural influence of the British Empire in the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries and that of the United States from the mid 20th century onwa...
-based creole
Creole language

A creole language, or simply a creole, is a stable language that originates seemingly as a nativization pidgin. This understanding of creole genesis culminated in Robert A....
 spoken by Black Seminoles
Black Seminoles

The Black Seminoles are descendants of free Africans and some runaway slaves who escaped from coastal South Carolina and Georgia into the Florida wilderness beginning as early as the late 1600s....
 in scattered communities in Oklahoma, Texas, and Northern Mexico. Speakers of Afro-Seminole Creole live in Seminole County, Oklahoma
Seminole County, Oklahoma

Seminole County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. The population was 24,894 at the United States Census, 2000. Its county seat is Wewoka, Oklahoma....
 and Brackettville, Texas
Brackettville, Texas

Brackettville is a city in Kinney County, Texas, Texas, United States. The population was 1,876 at the 2000 United States Census. It is the county seat of Kinney County, Texas....
 in the United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 and in Nacimiento de los Negros, Coahuila
Coahuila

Coahuila, formally Coahuila de Zaragoza is one of Mexico's 31 component States of Mexico. It is located in the north of the country.To the north, Coahuila accounts for a stretch of the U.S....
, in Mexico
Mexico

The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federalism constitutionalism republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of Mexico....
. There are about 200 speakers of the language. Afro-Seminole Creole is related to the Gullah language
Gullah language

The Gullah language is a creole language spoken by the Gullah , an African American population living on the Sea Islands and the coastal region of the U.S....
, a creole spoken in the coastal region and Sea Islands
Sea Islands

The Sea Islands are a chain of tidal and barrier islands on the Atlantic Ocean coast of the United States. They number over 100, and are located between the mouths of the Santee River and St....
 of the U.S. state
U.S. state

A U.S. state is any one of the 50 state of the United States that share sovereignty with the federal government of the United States . Because of this shared sovereignty, an United States is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of Domicile ....
s of South Carolina
South Carolina

South Carolina is a U.S. state in the Southern United States of the United States. It borders Georgia to the south and North Carolina to the north....
 and Georgia
Georgia (U.S. state)

Georgia is a U.S. state in the United States and was one of the original Thirteen Colonies that revolted against United Kingdom rule in the American Revolution....
.

See also

  • Black Seminoles
    Black Seminoles

    The Black Seminoles are descendants of free Africans and some runaway slaves who escaped from coastal South Carolina and Georgia into the Florida wilderness beginning as early as the late 1600s....
  • Ian Hancock
    Ian Hancock

    Ian Hancock is a renowned linguist, Romani people scholar, and human rights advocate. He was born and raised in England, and is one of the main contributors in the field of Romani studies....
  • Krio language
    Krio language

    Krio is the Lingua franca language spoken throughout Sierra Leone. The language is native to the Sierra Leone Creole people or Krios, . The Krio language is spoken by 97% of Sierra Leone's population....


External links

  • at Ethnologue
    Ethnologue

    Ethnologue: Languages of the World is a web and print publication of SIL International , a Christianity linguistics service organization, which studies lesser-known languages, primarily to provide the speakers with Bibles, in their native language....