English Creole in Panama by angie molinar

angelymolinar — 2021-07-10 22:06:09 UTC

The descendants of the Antilleans who emigrated to Panama have learned from them, but Creole English is not the only language.

Afro-Antillean Panamanians do not use the terminology Creole English when referring to their language. In Panama City, Colon and Bocas del Toro, the language of Afro-Antilleans is simply known as English.Despite being known as English in Panama, it is a Creole language because it exhibits many of the characteristics of Creole languages worldwide.

angelymolinar — 2021-07-10 22:22:45 UTC

angelymolinar — 2021-07-10 22:23:58 UTC

The Panamanian Creole language is based on English, which means that its lexicon comes mostly from English. However, it contains lexical units that have been documented in West African languages and in other Creole languages spoken in the Caribbean islands. It also contains lexical units from Spanish and French as well as original lexical units or innovations.

lexical terms example

angelymolinar — 2021-07-10 22:46:53 UTC

Bun, n. A sweet fruit-flavored bread traditionally eaten at the end of Holy Week.Domplín
$< dumpling, dumpling, n. A boiled dough made from wheat, cassava, or cornmeal.
Gyal $< girl, n. A young woman.
Nait-a-fón $< night +of+ fun (night +of+ fun), n. An open-air party with music and food (formerly in an area enclosed by palm fronds).
Patí $< patty, n. Empanada traditionally made with ground beef.
Pum-pum $< Twi 'pum-pum', n. Female genitalia.R
egué $< reggae, n. A musical genre developed in Jamaica that is now also produced in Spanish in Panama.
Saril $< sorrel (Jamaica flower, rosella), n. A drink made from the leaves of Hibiscus sabdariffa.
Sao(s) $< souse, n. Marinated pork feet.
Uan pat $< one pot +, n. A dish made from rice and cod with many other ingredients.

angelymolinar — 2021-07-10 22:47:22 UTC

Gyal $< girl, n. A young woman.
Nait-a-fón $< night +of+ fun (night +of+ fun), n. An open-air party with music and food (formerly in an area enclosed by palm fronds).
Patí $< patty, n. Empanada traditionally made with ground beef.
Pum-pum $< Twi 'pum-pum', n. Female genitalia.R
egué $< reggae, n. A musical genre developed in Jamaica that is now also produced in Spanish in Panama.
Saril $< sorrel (Jamaica flower, rosella), n. A drink made from the leaves of Hibiscus sabdariffa.
Sao(s) $< souse, n. Marinated pork feet.
Uan pat $< one pot +, n. A dish made from rice and cod with many other ingredients.

angelymolinar — 2021-07-10 22:50:27 UTC

angelymolinar — 2021-07-10 22:55:31 UTC

Although lexical items (words) do not represent the characteristics that linguists use to identify creole languages, they provide clues to the multilingual roots of these languages.Creole languages distributed around the world carry characteristics of the languages from which they are derived, and Panamanian Creole English is no exception in this respect. Apart from words derived from English (its base language), Panamanian Creole English also shows lexical units from West African languages, Spanish, French, as well as original lexical items or innovations, i.e. words invented in Panama.