AFS ISO 639-3
Afro-Seminole Creole
A language of Mexico
- ISO 639
- afs
- Alternate Names
- Afro-Seminol Criollo, Afro-Seminole, Mascogos
- Population
- 200 in Mexico (1990). Ethnic population: 500 (2007).
- Location:
- Coahuila de Zaragoza state: Nacimiento de los Negros.
- Language Status
- 8a (Moribund).
- Classification
- Creole, English based, Atlantic, Eastern, Northern
- Dialects
- Mexico Afro-Seminole. Reportedly similar to Bahamas Creole [bah]. Lexical similarity: 90% with Sea Island Creole [gul].
- Language Use
- Older adults only. Shifted to Spanish [spa].
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Afro-Seminole Creole
- Writing
- Unwritten [Qaax].
Also Spoken in
- Location
- Texas: Bracketville; Oklahoma: east of Norman.
- Dialects
- Texas Afro-Seminole, Mexico Afro-Seminole.
- Language Status
- 8a (Moribund)
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of United States
Language Name
Afro-Seminole Creole
Map
Location: Coahuila de Zaragoza state: Nacimiento de los Negros.
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