Kokoy
| Kokoy | |
|---|---|
| Region | Northeastern Dominica |
English-African Creole
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| Official status | |
| Regulated by | Kokoy Committee |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | – |
| IETF | aig-DM |
 The Kokoy-speaking world: regions where Kokoy is the language of the majority regions where Kokoy is the language of a significant minority | |
Kokoy is a variety of Antiguan and Barbudan Creole spoken in northeast Dominica by descendants of Antiguan and Montserratian settlers. It is primarily spoken in the villages of Wesley, Marigot, and Woodford Hill. It has since spread throughout the country to become the island's main English-based creole, although Pauline Christie also states that there are noticeable distinctions between a Dominican English Creole of Roseau and Kokoy. The settlers who spoke the language were originally employed on many of the island's plantations, and were mostly Methodist. Kokoy developed in the late 19th century. It is distinct from Dominican Creole French.
References
- ↑ "Kokoy". divisionofculture.gov.dm. Retrieved 2025-04-05.
- ↑ Christie, Pauline (2010). "From English for Dominicans to Dominican English". Caribbean Quarterly. 56 (3): 55–69. doi:10.1080/00086495.2010.11672373. ISSN 0008-6495. JSTOR 23050674.
- ↑ Ammon, Ulrich, ed. (2005). Sociolinguistics. Germany: Mouton de Gruyter. p. 2085.
- ↑ Christie, Pauline (1994). "Language Preference in Two Communities in Dominica. West Indies". La Linguistique. 30 (2): 7–16. ISSN 0075-966X. JSTOR 30249047.
- ↑ "Collette Dianne Telemaque: "Ley a we teck d Kokoy forward"". The Sun. Retrieved 2025-04-05.
- ↑ "Dominica fights to save Creole forged by slaves in Caribbean". AP News. 2021-07-02. Retrieved 2025-04-05.
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