Tayo creole

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Tayo creole is a French-based creole language spoken in New Caledonia, particularly around the town of Saint-Louis, that developed through contact between French colonists and indigenous as well as migrant communities.

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Tayo creole canonical 1

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instanceOf French-based creole language
creole language
alternativeName Tayo NERFINISHED
basedOnLanguage French NERFINISHED
country France (overseas territory: New Caledonia) NERFINISHED
developedDuring colonial period of New Caledonia
developedFromContactBetween French colonists
indigenous communities in New Caledonia
migrant communities in New Caledonia
hasLinguisticOrigin contact between French and local/migrant populations in New Caledonia
hasSpeakerCommunity Saint-Louis community
hasSubstrateInfluenceFrom indigenous New Caledonian languages
hasTypologicalFeature creole-like syntax
restructured French lexicon
simplified French-derived morphology
languageFamily French-based creole
lexifierLanguage French
primaryUsage oral communication
region South Province, New Caledonia NERFINISHED
spokenIn New Caledonia NERFINISHED
Saint-Louis, New Caledonia NERFINISHED
status local vernacular
usedBy multiethnic communities in Saint-Louis
writingSystem Latin script (non-standardized orthographies)

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Ndrumbea coexistsWith Tayo creole