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Antillean Creole (also known as Lesser Antillean Creole) is a French-based creole that is primarily spoken in the Lesser Antilles. Its grammar and vocabulary include elements of French , Carib , English , and African languages .
Guadeloupe. Gwadloup (Guadeloupean Creole French) Overseas department and region of France and outermost region of the European Union. Flag. Logo. Anthem: La Marseillaise. ("The Marseillaise") Location in the Lesser Antilles. Coordinates: 16°15′N 61°30′W / 16.250°N 61.500°W / 16.250; -61.500.
An English-based creole language (often shortened to English creole) is a creole language for which English was the lexifier, meaning that at the time of its formation the vocabulary of English served as the basis for the majority of the creole's lexicon. [1] Most English creoles were formed in British colonies, following the great expansion of ...
Îles des Saintes. The Îles des Saintes (pronounced [il de sɛ̃t]; lit. 'Islands of the (Female) Saints'), also known as Les Saintes (Antillean Creole: Lésent, pronounced [lesɛ̃t]), is a group of small islands in the archipelago of Guadeloupe, an overseas department of France. It is part of the Canton of Trois-Rivières and is divided into ...
The French West Indies or French Antilles (French: Antilles françaises, [ɑ̃tij fʁɑ̃sɛːz]; Antillean Creole: Antiy fwansé) are the parts of France located in the Antilles islands of the Caribbean: The two overseas departments of: Guadeloupe, including the islands of Basse-Terre, Grande-Terre, Les Saintes, Marie-Galante, and La Désirade ...
The music of the Lesser Antilles encompasses the music of this chain of small islands making up the eastern and southern portion of the West Indies. Lesser Antillean music is part of the broader category of Caribbean music; much of the folk and popular music is also a part of the Afro-American musical complex, being a mixture of African, European and indigenous American elements.
Martinique dancers in traditional costume. As an overseas department of France, Martinique 's culture is French, African and Caribbean. Its former capital, Saint-Pierre (destroyed by a volcanic eruption), was often referred to as the Paris of the Lesser Antilles. The official language is French, although many Martinicans speak a Creole patois.
The main patois (or Creole) language is French-based. Map of Carriacou and Petite Martinique Carriacou and Petite Martinique , also known as the Southern Grenadines , is a dependency (part) of Grenada , lying north of Grenada island and south of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in the Lesser Antilles .