Cannanore Portuguese Creole Explained

Cannanore Indo-Portuguese
States:India
Region:Kannur
Speakers:20 or more dispersed around India and the world)
Date:2010
Familycolor:Creole
Fam1:Portuguese Creole
Fam2:Indo-Portuguese Creoles
Isoexception:dialect
Glotto:none

Cannanore Indo-Portuguese is an Indo-Portuguese creole spoken on the Malabar coast of India. It formed from contact between the Portuguese and Malayalam languages in Indo-Portuguese households in the city of Kannur. In 2010 it was estimated to have five native speakers remaining. [1] But there are around twenty or more who are dispersed in India and other parts of the world. It could have formed after the Cochin Indo-Portuguese.

Notes and References

  1. Hugo Cardoso, "The Death of an Indian-born Language", Open Magazine, October 30, 2010.