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A creole is a person with ancestors from Europe who was born in either the West Indies or Latin America.
A '''creole''' is a person with ancestors from [[Europe]] who was born in either the West Indies or [[Latin America.]]
Creole languages result from a mixuture of Romance launguages and native languages.
Creole languages occur when two or more languages come into contact and a new language develops as children learn the new one natively. Commonly known creoles in North America include [[Haitian Creole]] and [[Cajun]], but there are many others throughout the world.
A typical creole language is [[Tok Pisin]], an official language of [[Papua New Guinea]], which is an English-based creole. The Lord's Prayer in Tok Pisin is
:Papa bilong mipela
:Yu stap long heven.
:Nem bilong yu i mas i stap holi.
:Kingdom bilong yu i mas i kam.
:Strongim mipela long bihainim laik bilong yu long graun,
:olsem ol i bihainim long heven.
:Givim mipela kaikai inap long tude.
:Pogivim rong bilong mipela,
:olsem mipela i pogivim ol arapela i mekim rong long mipela.
:Sambai long mipela long taim bilong traim.
:Na rausim olgeta samting nogut long mipela.
:Kingdom na strong na glori, em i bilong yu tasol oltaim oltaim.
:Tru.
Much of the above may be easily understood by English speakers, especially after learning a bit of basic vocabulary (e.g., "mipela"=we (exclusive). The inclusive 1st person pronoun is the appropriate "yumipela")
[[Category:Languages]]
[[Category:Ethnicities]]