10,300+ |
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Total population | |
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Official population numbers are unknown. | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Latin America, United States, South Africa | |
Languages | |
Portuguese, Spanish, English, French, and Afrikaans | |
Religion | |
Christianity (Predominantly Roman Catholic; large Protestant minority); other religions | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Europeans (mostly Portuguese, Spanish, English, French, and Dutch) and African people |
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Total population | |
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Official population numbers are unknown. | |
Regions with significant populations | |
United States, South Africa, Brazil |
The Portuguese-based creole language of Papiamento1 is official in Aruba and the Netherlands Antilles. There are several other creoles spoken in other countries but are not official.
No. | Country | Creole Language | Alternate Name | Estimated Speakers[1]
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1 | ![]() |
Papiamento | Papiamentu | 179,000 |
2 | ![]() |
Papiamento | Papiamentu | 60,000 |
3 | ![]() |
Cape Verdean | Kabuverdianu | 393,943 |
4 | ![]() |
Guinea-Bissau Creole | Crioulo | 189,850 |
5 | ![]() |
Forro | São Tomense | 69,899 |
" | " | Angolar | Fa D'ambu | 5,000 |
" | " | Principense | 200 | |
6 | ![]() |
Kristang | Malaccan Creole | 5,000 |
7 | ![]() |
Macanese | Macau Creole | 4,000 |
8 | ![]() |
Indo-Portuguese | 3,406 | |
9 | ![]() |
Indo-Portuguese | Língua da Casa | 2,000 |
" | " | Kristi | Korlai Creole | 750 |
10 | ![]() |
Annobonese | 2,500 |
1Papiamento is considered both a Portuguese- and Spanish-based creole language [2][3]
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