Belize Creole
Language Information
Belize Creole (Kriol) is spoken in Belize, where it is the common language of most of the population.
Belize Creole is an English-based creole with words from West African languages, Spanish, and Miskito. It developed among enslaved Africans and British settlers in the logging camps of the 17th and 18th centuries.
Belize Creole is an English-based creole with words from West African languages, Spanish, and Miskito. It developed among enslaved Africans and British settlers in the logging camps of the 17th and 18th centuries.
- Language Family
- Pidgin and Creole
- Subgroup
- English Creole