Statements (20)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:language
creole language |
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
gptkb:Bajan
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gptkbp:closelyRelatedTo |
gptkb:Jamaican_Patois
gptkb:Guyanese_Creole |
gptkbp:distinctiveFeature |
unique intonation patterns
influences from West African languages distinct vocabulary from Standard English |
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Barbadian Creole
|
gptkbp:ISO639-3 |
bjs
|
gptkbp:languageFamily |
creole language
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gptkbp:numberOfSpeakers |
approximately 286,000
|
gptkbp:primaryLanguageInfluence |
English
|
gptkbp:region |
gptkb:Caribbean
|
gptkbp:spokenIn |
gptkb:Barbados
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gptkbp:status |
unofficial language
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gptkbp:usedFor |
informal communication
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gptkbp:writingSystem |
gptkb:Latin_script
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Caribbean_English_Creoles
|
gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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