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French Guianese Creole (Kriyòl; also called variously Guianan Creole, Guianese Creole in English and Créole guyanais in French) is a French-based creole language spoken in French Guiana, and to a lesser degree, in Suriname and Brazil. It resembles Antillean Creole, but there are some lexical and grammatical differences between them.
French Guianese Creole is a language spoken in French Guiana, and to a lesser degree in Suriname and Guyana. It is closely related to Antillean Creole, but there are some noteworthy differences between the two. Karipúna French Creole, spoken in Brazil, mostly in the state of Amapá.
French Guiana [a] is an overseas department and region of France located on the northern coast of South America in the Guianas and the West Indies.Bordered by Suriname to the west and Brazil to the east and south, French Guiana covers a total area of 84,000 km 2 (32,000 sq mi) [2] [3] [7] and a land area of 83,534 km 2 (32,253 sq mi). [3]
French Guianan cuisine or Guianan cuisine is a mixture of Creole, Bushinengue, and indigenous cuisines, supplemented by influences from the cuisines of more recent immigrant groups. Common ingredients include cassava , smoked fish , and smoked chicken .
The diverse population and isolation of the region has led to the development of a number of creole and pidgin languages; these include Guyanese Creole in Guyana, Sranan Tongo, Saramaccan, Ndyuka, Matawai, and Kwinti in Suriname, and French Guianese Creole in French Guiana, and Karipúna French Creole in Amapa.
French Creole may refer to: Language. French-based creole languages, creole languages based on the French language; French Guianese Creole, a French-lexified creole language spoken mainly in French Guiana; Antillean Creole French, a creole language with vocabulary based on French spoken primarily in the Lesser Antilles
Guianan Creole, French-based creole spoken in French Guiana; Haitian Creole, French-based, an official language of Haiti; Louisiana Creole, French-based, spoken in Louisiana; Michif, French and Cree based, spoken by groups of the Métis People in Canada. Karipúna French Creole, spoken by the Karipuna people of Amapa, Brazil.
Cayenne (/ k eɪ ˈ ɛ n /; [5] French pronunciation: ⓘ; Guianese Creole French: Kayenn) is the prefecture of French Guiana, an overseas region and department of France located in South America and its capital city.