Kriyòl
French Guianese Creole
French creole
French Guianese Creole (kréyòl gwiyannen) is a French-lexified creole spoken chiefly in the coastal communities of French Guiana, distinct from the English-based Creole of neighboring Guyana. It developed in the plantation society of French Guiana through contact among colonial French varieties and languages spoken by enslaved Africans, and later contact added vocabulary from Portuguese, Indigenous, and other regional languages. Its grammar is analytic, generally uses subject–verb–object order, and marks tense, mood, and aspect mainly with preverbal particles. A phonemic Latin-based orthography promoted by GEREC-F is used in teaching and publications. France recognized it as a regional language in 2012, while French remains the sole official language.
Where it is spoken
87 core words in French Guianese Creole
Sources
- Barthélemi, Georges 1995, Dictionnaire pratique du créole de Guyane (Kourou: Ibis Rouge) (cited through en.wiktionary {{R:gcr:Barthelemi:1995}} for difé, disan, dizé, wéy, lanmen, tchò, zétwèl, trwa, zozo, bwa); Bible Society, Guianese Creole Gospel of John (bible.com version 2963); gcr.wikipedia.org as usage corpus
Words compared
Compared with languages in the same classification: French creole
| Meaning | French Guianese Creole | Guadeloupean Creole | Haitian Creole | Saint Lucian Creole | Réunion Creole | Mauritian Creole | Seychellois Creole |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water | dlo /dlo/ | dlo /dlo/ | dlo /dlo/ | dlo /dlo/ | dlo /dlo/ | dilo /dilo/ | delo /delo/ |
| Fire | difé /dife/ | difé /dife/ | dife /dife/ | difé /dife/ | dofé /dofe/ | dife /dife/ | dife /dife/ |
| Sun | solèy /sɔlɛj/ | solèy /solɛj/ | solèy /sɔlɛj/ | sòlèy /sɔlɛj/ | soley /solej/ | soley /solej/ | soley /solej/ |
| Moon | lalin /lalin/ | lalin /lalin/ | lalin /lalin/ | lalin /lalin/ | lalinn /lalin/ | lalinn /lalin/ | lalin /lalin/ |
| Star | zétwèl /zetwɛl/ | zétwal /zetwal/ | zetwal /zetwal/ | étwal /etwal/ | zétoil /zetwal/ | zetwal /zetwal/ | zetwal /zetwal/ |
| Night | lannwit /lãnwit/ | lannuit /lanɥit/ | lannwit /lãnwit/ | lannwit /lãnwit/ | nwi /nwi/ | lanwit /lanwit/ | lannwit /lanwit/ |
| Rain | lapli /lapli/ | lapli /lapli/ | lapli /lapli/ | lapli /lapli/ | lapli /lapli/ | lapli /lapli/ | lapli /lapli/ |
| Snow | lanèj /lanɛʒ/ | lannèj /lanɛʒ/ | nèj /nɛʒ/ | lannèj /lãnɛʒ/ | nèj /nɛʒ/ | lanez /lanez/ | lannez /lanez/ |
| Wind | van /vã/ | van /vã/ | van /vã/ | van /vã/ | divan /diˈvã/ | divan /diˈvã/ | divan /diˈvã/ |
| Earth | tè /tɛ/ | tè /tɛ/ | tè /tɛ/ | tè /tɛ/ | later /latɛr/ | later /latɛr/ | later /latɛr/ |
| Stone | ròch /ʁɔʃ/ | wòch /wɔʃ/ | wòch /wɔtʃ/ | wòch /wɔʃ/ | galé /ɡale/ | ros /ros/ | ros /ros/ |
| Sea | lanmè /lãmɛ/ | lanmè /lãmɛ/ | lanmè /lãmɛ/ | lanmè /lãmɛ/ | lamer /lamɛr/ | lamer /lamer/ | lanmer /lãmɛr/ |
| Mother | manman /mãmã/ | manman /mãmã/ | manman /mãmã/ | manman /mãmã/ | manmon /mãmõ/ | mama /mama/ | manman /mãmã/ |
| Father | papa /papa/ | papa /papa/ | papa /papa/ | papa /papa/ | papa /papa/ | papa /papa/ | papa /papa/ |
| Daughter | tifi /tifi/ | fi /fi/ | pitit fi /pitit fi/ | tifi /tifi/ | fiy /fij/ | tifi /tifi/ | fiy /fij/ |
| I | mo /mo/ | an /ã/ | mwen /mwɛ̃/ | mwen /mwɛ̃/ | mwin /mwɛ̃/ | mo /mo/ | mon /mɔ̃/ |
| You | to /to/ | ou /u/ | ou /u/ | ou /u/ | ou /u/ | to /to/ | ou /u/ |
| We | nou /nu/ | nou /nu/ | nou /nu/ | nou /nu/ | nou /nu/ | nou /nu/ | nou /nu/ |
| Name | non /nɔ̃/ | non /nɔ̃/ | non /nɔ̃/ | non /nɔ̃/ | nom /nɔm/ | nom /nom/ | non /nɔ̃/ |
| Person | moun /mun/ | moun /mun/ | moun /mun/ | moun /mun/ | moun /mun/ | dimounn /dimun/ | dimoun /dimun/ |
| Head | tèt /tɛt/ | tèt /tɛt/ | tèt /tɛt/ | tèt /tɛt/ | latèt /latɛt/ | latet /latet/ | latet /latɛt/ |
| Eye | wéy /wej/ | zyé /zje/ | je /ʒe/ | zyé /zje/ | zié /zje/ | lizie /lizje/ | lizye /lizje/ |
| Ear | zòrè /zɔʁɛ/ | zorey /zɔʁɛj/ | zòrèy /zɔɾɛj/ | zòwèy /zɔwɛj/ | zorey /zɔʁɛj/ | zorey /zɔʁɛj/ | zorey /zɔʁɛj/ |
| Nose | nen /nɛ̃/ | nen /nɛ̃/ | nen /nɛn/ | né /ne/ | né /ne/ | nene /nene/ | nennen /nɛ̃nɛ̃/ |
| Mouth | bouch /buʃ/ | bouch /buʃ/ | bouch /buʃ/ | bouch /buʃ/ | labous /labus/ | labous /labus/ | labous /labus/ |
| Tooth | dan /dã/ | dan /dã/ | dan /dã/ | dan /dã/ | dan /dã/ | ledan /lədã/ | ledan /lədã/ |
| Tongue | lang /lãɡ/ | lang /lãɡ/ | lang /lãɡ/ | lanng /lãŋ/ | lang /lãɡ/ | lalang /lalãɡ/ | lalang /lalãɡ/ |
| Hand | lanmen /lãmɛ̃/ | men /mɛ̃/ | men /mɛ̃/ | lanmen /lãmɛn/ | lamin /lamɛ̃/ | lame /lame/ | lanmen /lãmɛ̃/ |
| Foot | pyé /pje/ | pyé /pje/ | pye /pje/ | pyé /pje/ | pié /pje/ | lipie /lipje/ | lipye /lipje/ |
| Heart | tchò /tʃɔ/ | kè /kɛ/ | kè /kɛ/ | tjè /tʃɛ/ | ker /kɛʁ/ | leker /lekeɾ/ | leker /lekeʁ/ |
| Bone | zo /zo/ | zo /zo/ | zo /zo/ | zo /zo/ | zo /zo/ | lezo /lezo/ | lezo /lezo/ |
| Blood | disan /disã/ | san /sã/ | san /sã/ | san /sã/ | san /sã/ | disan /disã/ | disan /disã/ |
| Poop | kaka /kaka/ | chyé /ʃje/ | kaka /kaka/ | kaka /kaka/ | mèrd /mɛrd/ | kaka /kaka/ | kaka /kaka/ |
| Love | renmen /ʁɛ̃mɛn/ | lanmou /lãmu/ | lanmou /lãmu/ | lanmou /lãmu/ | lamour /lamuʁ/ | lamour /lamuɾ/ | lanmour /lãmuʁ/ |
| Tree | pyébwa /pjebwa/ | pyé bwa /pje bwa/ | pyebwa /pjebwa/ | pyé bwa /pje bwa/ | pyébwa /pjebwa/ | pye /pje/ | pye dibwa /pje dibwa/ |
| Dog | chyen /ʃjɛ̃/ | chyen /ʃjɛ̃/ | chen /ʃɛ̃/ | chyen /ʃjɛn/ | lisien /lisjɛ̃/ | lisien /lisjɛ̃/ | lisyen /lisjɛ̃/ |
| Cat | chat /ʃa/ | chat /ʃat/ | chat /ʃat/ | chat /ʃa/ | shat /ʃat/ | sat /sat/ | sat /sat/ |
| Fish | pwason /pwasɔ̃/ | pwason /pwasɔ̃/ | pwason /pwasɔ̃/ | pwéson /pwesɔ̃/ | pwason /pwasɔ̃/ | pwason /pwasɔ̃/ | pwason /pwasɔ̃/ |
| Bird | zozo /zozo/ | zwazo /zwazo/ | zwazo /zwazo/ | jibyé /ʒibje/ | zwazo /zwazo/ | zwazo /zwazo/ | zwazo /zwazo/ |
| Butterfly | papiyon /papijɔ̃/ | papiyon /papijɔ̃/ | papiyon /papijɔ̃/ | papiyòt /papijɔt/ | papiyon /papijɔ̃/ | papiyon /papijɔ̃/ | papiyon /papijɔ̃/ |
| Egg | dizé /dize/ | zé /ze/ | ze /ze/ | zé /ze/ | zé /ze/ | dizef /dizef/ | dizef /dizɛf/ |
| Bear | lous /lus/ | lous /lus/ | lous /lus/ | bè /bɛ/ | lours /luʁs/ | lours /lurs/ | lours /lurs/ |
| Horse | chouval /ʃuval/ | chouval /ʃuval/ | chwal /ʃwal/ | chouval /ʃuval/ | soval /soval/ | seval /seval/ | seval /seval/ |
| House | kaz /kaz/ | kaz /kaz/ | kay /kaj/ | kay /kaj/ | kaz /kaz/ | lakaz /lakaz/ | lakaz /lakaz/ |
| Milk | lèt /lɛt/ | lèt /lɛt/ | lèt /lɛt/ | lèt /lɛt/ | dolé /dole/ | dile /dile/ | dile /dile/ |
| Honey | myèl /mjɛl/ | siwo myèl /siwo mjɛl/ | siwo myèl /siwo mjɛl/ | siwo myèl /siwo mjɛl/ | domiel /domjɛl/ | dimiel /dimjɛl/ | dimyel /dimjɛl/ |
| Salt | sèl /sɛl/ | sèl /sɛl/ | sèl /sɛl/ | sèl /sɛl/ | dosèl /dosɛl/ | disel /disel/ | disel /disel/ |
| Wine | diven /divɛ̃/ | diven /divɛ̃/ | diven /divɛ̃/ | diven /divɛ̃/ | vin /vɛ̃/ | divin /divɛ̃/ | diven /divɛ̃/ |
| Rice | douri /duʁi/ | diri /diʁi/ | diri /diˈɾi/ | diwi /diwi/ | diri /diʁi/ | diri /diri/ | diri /diri/ |
| Chocolate | chokola /ʃokola/ | chokola /ʃokola/ | chokola /ʃokoˈla/ | — | — | sokola /sokola/ | sokola /sokola/ |
| Iron | fè /fɛ/ | fè /fɛ/ | fè /fɛ/ | fè /fɛ/ | fer /fɛr/ | fer /fer/ | fer /fer/ |
| Wheel | rou /ʁu/ | wou /wu/ | wou /wu/ | woul /wul/ | rou /ru/ | larou /laru/ | larou /laru/ |
| Book | liv /liv/ | liv /liv/ | liv /liv/ | liv /liv/ | liv /liv/ | liv /liv/ | liv /liv/ |
| Eat | manjé /mãʒe/ | manjé /mãʒe/ | manje /mãʒe/ | manjé /mãʒe/ | manz /mãz/ | manze /mãze/ | manze /mãze/ |
| Drink | bwè /bwɛ/ | bwè /bwɛ/ | bwè /bwɛ/ | bwè /bwɛ/ | bwar /bwaʁ/ | bwar /bwaɾ/ | bwar /bwaʁ/ |
| Sleep | dronmi /dʁɔ̃mi/ | dòmi /dɔmi/ | dòmi /dɔmi/ | dòmi /dɔmi/ | dormi /dɔrmi/ | dormi /dɔrmi/ | dormi /dɔrmi/ |
| One | roun /ʁun/ | yonn /jõn/ | youn /jun/ | yonn /jɔn/ | inn /in/ | enn /ɛn/ | enn /ɛn/ |
| Two | dé /de/ | dé /de/ | de /de/ | dé /de/ | dé /de/ | de /de/ | de /de/ |
| Three | trwa /tʁwa/ | twa /twa/ | twa /twa/ | twa /twa/ | trwa /trwa/ | trwa /trwa/ | trwa /trwa/ |
| Four | kat /kat/ | kat /kat/ | kat /kat/ | kat /kat/ | kat /kat/ | kat /kat/ | kat /kat/ |
| Five | senk /sɛ̃k/ | senk /sɛ̃k/ | senk /sɛ̃k/ | senk /sɛ̃k/ | sink /sɛ̃k/ | senk /sɛ̃k/ | senk /sɛ̃k/ |
| Hundred | san /sã/ | san /sã/ | san /sã/ | san /sã/ | san /sã/ | san /sã/ | san /sã/ |
| Hello | bonjou /bõʒu/ | bonjou /bõʒu/ | bonjou /bɔ̃ʒu/ | bonjou /bɔ̃ʒu/ | bonzour /bõzuʁ/ | bonzour /bõzuɾ/ | bonzour /bõzuʁ/ |
| Thank you | mèsi /mɛsi/ | mèsi /mɛsi/ | mèsi /mɛsi/ | mèsi /mɛsi/ | mersi /mɛʁsi/ | mersi /meɾsi/ | mersi /mɛʁsi/ |
| Good | bon /bõ/ | bon /bõ/ | bon /bɔ̃/ | bon /bɔ̃/ | bon /bõ/ | bon /bõ/ | bon /bõ/ |
| New | nouvo /nuvo/ | nèf /nɛf/ | nouvo /nuvo/ | nèf /nɛf/ | nouvo /nuvo/ | nouvo /nuvo/ | nouvo /nuvo/ |
| Red | rouj /ʁuʒ/ | wouj /wuʒ/ | wouj /wuʒ/ | wouj /wuʒ/ | rouz /ruz/ | rouz /ruz/ | rouz /ruz/ |
| White | blan /blã/ | blan /blã/ | blan /blã/ | blan /blã/ | blan /blã/ | blan /blã/ | blan /blã/ |
| Black | nwè /nwɛ/ | nwè /nwɛ/ | nwa /nwa/ | nwè /nwɛ/ | nwar /nwar/ | nwar /nwar/ | nwar /nwar/ |
| Green | vèrt /vɛʁt/ | vè /vɛ/ | vèt /vɛt/ | vèt /vɛt/ | vèr /vɛr/ | ver /vɛr/ | ver /ver/ |
| Blue | blé /ble/ | — | ble /ble/ | blé /ble/ | blë /blɛ/ | ble /ble/ | ble /ble/ |
| Computer | òrdinatò /ɔʁdinatɔ/ | òwdinatè /ɔwdinatɛ/ | òdinatè /ɔdinaˈtɛ/ | konpyouta /kɔ̃pjuta/ | — | ordinater /ɔrdinatɛr/ | konpiter /kɔ̃pitɛr/ |
| Tea | té /te/ | té /te/ | te /te/ | dité /dite/ | — | dite /dite/ | dite /dite/ |
| Coffee | kafé /kafe/ | kafé /kafe/ | kafe /kaˈfe/ | kafé /kafe/ | kafé /kafe/ | kafe /kafe/ | kafe /kafe/ |
| Sugar | sik /sik/ | sik /sik/ | sik /sik/ | sik /sik/ | sik /sik/ | disik /disik/ | disik /disik/ |
| Orange | zoranj /zoʁãʒ/ | zowanj /zowãʒ/ | zoranj /zoɾãʒ/ | zowanj /zowãʒ/ | zoranj /zoʁãʒ/ | zoranz /zoʁãz/ | zoranz /zoʁãz/ |
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