Kokoy
| Kokoy | |
|---|---|
| Region | Northeastern Dominica |
English 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.[1][2][3] 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.[4] The settlers who spoke the language were originally employed on many of the island's plantations, and were mostly Methodist.[5] Kokoy developed in the late 19th century.[6] It is distinct from Dominican Creole French.
References
[edit]- ↑ "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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