Korlai Portuguese Creole

A language of India

ISO 639: vkp
Alternate Names: Creole Portuguese
Population: 800 (Clements 2015).
Location:: Maharashtra state: Korlai, 200 km south of Mumbai on west coast.
Language Status: 6a* (Vigorous).
Classification: Creole, Portuguese based
Dialects: None known. A blend of Portuguese [por] and Marathi [mar].
Language Use: L1 of Christian farming community in upper Korlai. Intense cultural pressure from surrounding Marathi-speaking [mar] population. Home. Also use English [eng]. Also use Marathi [mar], fluently with outsiders.
Language Development: Literature.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Korlai Portuguese Creole
Writing: Devanagari script [Deva]. Latin script [Latn].
Other Comments: Christian.

Location: Maharashtra state: Korlai, 200 km south of Mumbai on west coast.