San Andrés–Providencia Creole
| San Andrés–Providencia Creole | |
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| Bende, Islander Creole English | |
Creole of the Island of San Andrés | |
| Native to | Moskitian Shore
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| Ethnicity | Raizal |
Native speakers | 20,000–30,000 |
English Creole
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | icr |
| Glottolog | sana1297 |
| Linguasphere | 52-ABB-ah |
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San Andrés–Providencia Creole is an English-based creole language spoken in the San Andrés and Providencia Department of Colombia by the native Raizals. It is very similar to Moskitian Creole and Belizean Creole. Its vocabulary originates in English, its lexifier, but San Andrés–Providencia creole has its own phonetics and many expressions from Spanish and African languages, particularly Kwa languages (especially Twi and Ewe) and Igbo languages. The language is also known as "San Andrés Creole", "Bende" and "Islander Creole English". Its two main strands are San Andres Creole English (or Saintandrewan) and Providence Creole English.