Datapoint Creolese/Domains of use: literature

Literary works, predominantly short stories, proverbs and poetry, have been published in Creolese by various authors. The orthography, however, does not tend to be uniform. The reader is referred to authors such as (1) Cavigholi, Florence (1959), (2) Kwayana, Eusi (1997) and (3) Monar, Rooplall (1994, 1992, 1988a, 1988b,1987a, 1987b, 1987, 1985). Creolese also appears in the dialogues of longer works such as novels (cf. Carew (1958)).

Values

Widespread

Confidence:
Very certain