| Indo-Portuguese Creole | |
|---|---|
| Native to | India, Sri Lanka & Bangladesh |
Native speakers | 5,000 (2006) |
Portuguese Creole
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | idb |
| Glottolog | indo1327indo1318 bookkeeping code with extensive bibliography |
Indo-Portuguese creoles are the several Portuguese creoles spoken in the former settlements of Portuguese India, including those in Cochin (Kochi) of present-day Kerala (Malabar region), Bombay (Mumbai), Korlai, Bassein (Vasai), Goa, Damaon territory, the Chittagong of present-day Bangladesh, Portuguese Ceylon etc. These creoles are now mostly extinct or endangered. They have substantial Portuguese words in their grammars or lexicons:
- Ceylon Portuguese creole (Sri Lanka)
- Daman and Diu Portuguese creole
- Kristi language (Chaul/Korlai Portuguese creole)
- Norteiro creole (Bassein) †
- Bombay Portuguese creole †
- Goa Portuguese creole †
- Korlai Portuguese
- Cochin Portuguese creole †
- Cannanore Portuguese creole
- Bengali Portuguese creole †
The expression Indo-Portuguese may refer not only to the creoles but also to the creole people groups of Luso-Indians and Portuguese Burghers, who spoke them on the Indian subcontinent.
