Postcreole

adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A creole language after decreolization has taken place.
Adjective
  1. 1
    After a creole; after decreolization has taken place. not-comparable

    "There is a postcreole situation when the creole has lost most of its speakers, as in Louisiana[…]"

Example

More examples

"There is a postcreole situation when the creole has lost most of its speakers, as in Louisiana[…]"

Etymology

From post- + creole.

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