Cochin Portuguese Creole
Extinct creole language of India / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Cochin Indo-Portuguese, also known as Vypin Indo-Portuguese from its geographic centre, is an Indo-Portuguese creole spoken on the Malabar coast of India, particularly in Fort Cochin, in the state of Kerala. The last person who spoke it as a first language, William Rozario, died in 2010. It is now spoken by Christian families in an around Vypeen Island (Vypin Island) and other areas of the Kochi metropolitan area.
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Cochin Indo-Portuguese | |
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Vypin Indo-Portuguese | |
Native to | India |
Region | Kochi |
Extinct | 20 August 2010, with the death of William Rozario[1] |
Portuguese Creole
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | – |
Glottolog | mala1544 Malabar–Sri Lanka Portuguese |
ELP | Malabar Indo-Portuguese Creole |
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