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Negerhollands
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English
Etymology
en :bor nl:Negerhollands + 1
Proper noun
A Dutch-based creole, also incorporating elements of Danish, English, French, Spanish and West African languages, once spoken in what are now the US Virgin Islands.
Translations
Dutch: nl Negerhollands n
German: de Negerholländisch n
en Extinct languages
Dutch
nl:
Alternative forms
nl Negerhollandsch obsolete
Etymology
nl :af neger Hollands
Compound of nl neger black person Hollands Hollandic.
Pronunciation
nl /ˈneː.ɣərˌɦɔ.lɑnts/
nl Nl-Negerhollands.ogg
nl Ne ger hol lands
Proper noun
n
en Negerhollands extinct creole language
Usage notes
Despite the name, the main lexifier dialect was Zealandic rather than Hollandic.
Sometimes offensive; see the usage notes at nl neger.
Adjective
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pertaining to en Negerhollands
Usage notes
As above.
Declension
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