Dazurian Creole - Revision history

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	Today, Dazurian Creole is designated as a cultural heritage language by the Poccasin Federation, and is still used in cultural events such as in ''bolôpé'', a coming-of-age ceremony at age 20, as well as in the Papkouron religion, that worships a mythological French "father" (''granpapa'' or ''granpap’''); adherents use Dazurian Creole as a liturgical language to this day. However, most inhabitants of Saint-Cyran-d'Azur only speak Bemé or [[Poccasin English]] today.		Today, Dazurian Creole is designated as a cultural heritage language by the Poccasin Federation, and is still used in cultural events such as in ''bolôpé'', a coming-of-age ceremony at age 20, as well as in the Papkouron religion, that worships a mythological French "father" (''granpapa'' or ''granpap’''); adherents use Dazurian Creole as a liturgical language to this day. However, most inhabitants of Saint-Cyran-d'Azur only speak Bemé or [[Poccasin English]] today.
	==Orthography==		==Orthography==
	~~Dazurian Creole~~'~~s officially sanctioned~~ orthography, ~~commonly~~ used by Papkouron practitioners, is the '''''' '''~~Papkouron orthography~~'''		The '''Hachette orthography''' or '''Papkouron orthography''', mostly used by Papkouron practitioners and arguably the most popular orthography for Dazurian Creole, was devised by French linguist Eugène Hachette during the French colonial period. It is primarily based on [[w:French orthography\|French orthography]], and includes all French diacritics, including acute accents (⟨é⟩), grave accents (⟨ò⟩), circumflexes (⟨êô⟩) and umlauts (⟨ë⟩). Articles are separated from their nouns by dashes ⟨-⟩. It also inconsistently includes the cedilla c ⟨ç⟩ in words that are written with ⟨c⟩ or ⟨ç⟩ but pronounced /s/ in French, i.e. /pisin/ "pool" (from {{l\|fr\|piscine}}) may be written as ''pisin'', ''piçin'' or ''picin''. Although it has been criticised by various linguist groups due to its inconsistencies, it is often seen as a point of national or cultural pride by Papkouron practitioners and thus still sees widespread use.
	==Phonology==		==Phonology==
	===Consonants===		===Consonants===

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	{{infobox language		{{infobox language
	\| name = Dazurian Creole		\| name = Dazurian Creole
	\| nativename = kréyôl dazuryën		\| nativename = kréyôl dazuryën / kreyoal dazueryen
	\| pronunciation = krejɔl dazyrjə̃		\| pronunciation = krejɔl dazyrjə̃
	\| creator = User:Jukethatbox		\| creator = User:Jukethatbox
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	\| date = 2026		\| date = 2026
	\| speakers2 = '''L2 speakers:''' 210		\| speakers2 = '''L2 speakers:''' 210
	\| minority = [[File:Poccasin.svg\|24px]] [[Poccasin Federation]]<br>(as cultural heritage language)		\| minority = [[File:Poccasin.svg\|24px]] [[Poccasin Federation]]</br>(as cultural heritage language)
	\| dia1 = ~~Toulanip~~		\| dia1 = Tulanip
	\| dia2 = ~~Chan~~-~~Nôr~~		\| dia2 = Shan-Mari
	\| dia3 = ~~Pôrdazur~~		\| dia3 = Poardazuer
	\| notice = ipa		\| notice = ipa
	}}		}}
	'''Dazurian Creole''' (''kréyôl dazuryën'', [[Help:IPA\|[krejɔl dazyrjə̃]]]; [[w:French language\|French]]: ''créole de Saint-Cyran-d'Azur'' [[w:Help:IPA/French\|[kʁeɔl də sɛ̃ siʁɑ̃ d ͜ azyʁ]]]), also called '''Dazurien Creole''', '''Dazur Creole''' or '''Saint-Cyran-d'Azur Creole''', is an endangered [[w:French-based creole language\|French-based creole language]] spoken on the island of [[Saint-Cyran-d'Azur]] in the [[Poccasin Federation]]. It is spoken by only around 50 native speakers, though there have been efforts to revive the language, with a sizeable population of 210 L2 speakers as of 2026.		'''Dazurian Creole''' (''kréyôl dazuryën'' or ''kreyoal dazueryen'', [[Help:IPA\|[krejɔl dazyrjə̃]]]; [[w:French language\|French]]: ''créole de Saint-Cyran-d'Azur'' [[w:Help:IPA/French\|[kʁeɔl də sɛ̃ siʁɑ̃ d ͜ azyʁ]]]), also called '''Dazurien Creole''', '''Dazur Creole''' or '''Saint-Cyran-d'Azur Creole''', is an endangered [[w:French-based creole language\|French-based creole language]] spoken on the island of [[Saint-Cyran-d'Azur]] in the [[Poccasin Federation]]. It is spoken by only around 50 native speakers, though there have been efforts to revive the language, with a sizeable population of 210 L2 speakers as of 2026.

	Dazurian Creole emerged from the French colonisation of the island of Saint-Cyran-d'Azur, known to the native [[Kabao]] people of the area as ''Twlanipw'' (eventually lending its name to the town of Toulanipe), in 1745. The island was seized by Britain in 1810 during the Revolutionary Wars, but was returned to France in the Treaty of Paris of 1814. However, financially destitute, France would eventually sell the island back to the British in 1820; the island would remain part of British territory until the independence of the Poccasin Federation in 1961, where it would remain in the new Federation. However, in this period, the growth of the English-based creole language [[Bemé]] both during and after British rule would gradually displace Dazurian Creole as the most widely spoken language on the island; the creole language was designated as endangered in 1988, though linguists estimate that its serious decline probably began at the beginning of the 20th century.		Dazurian Creole emerged from the French colonisation of the island of Saint-Cyran-d'Azur, known to the native [[Kabao]] people of the area as ''Twlanipw'' (eventually lending its name to the town of Toulanipe), in 1745. The island was seized by Britain in 1810 during the Revolutionary Wars, but was returned to France in the Treaty of Paris of 1814. However, financially destitute, France would eventually sell the island back to the British in 1820; the island would remain part of British territory until the independence of the Poccasin Federation in 1961, where it would remain in the new Federation. However, in this period, the growth of the English-based creole language [[Bemé]] both during and after British rule would gradually displace Dazurian Creole as the most widely spoken language on the island; the creole language was designated as endangered in 1988, though linguists estimate that its serious decline probably began at the beginning of the 20th century.

	Today, Dazurian Creole is designated as a cultural heritage language by the Poccasin Federation, and is still used in cultural events such as in ''bolôpé'', a coming-of-age ceremony at age 20, as well as in the Papkouron religion, that worships a mythological French "father" (''granpapa'' or ''~~granpap'~~''); adherents use Dazurian Creole as a liturgical language to this day. However, most inhabitants of Saint-Cyran-d'Azur only speak Bemé or [[Poccasin English]] today.		Today, Dazurian Creole is designated as a cultural heritage language by the Poccasin Federation, and is still used in cultural events such as in ''bolôpé'', a coming-of-age ceremony at age 20, as well as in the Papkouron religion, that worships a mythological French "father" (''granpapa'' or ''granpap’''); adherents use Dazurian Creole as a liturgical language to this day. However, most inhabitants of Saint-Cyran-d'Azur only speak Bemé or [[Poccasin English]] today.
			==Orthography==
			Dazurian Creole's officially sanctioned orthography, commonly used by Papkouron practitioners, is the '''''' '''Papkouron orthography'''
	==Phonology==		==Phonology==
	===Consonants===		===Consonants===

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	\| minority = [[File:Poccasin.svg\|24px]] [[Poccasin Federation]]<br>(as cultural heritage language)		\| minority = [[File:Poccasin.svg\|24px]] [[Poccasin Federation]]<br>(as cultural heritage language)
	\| dia1 = Toulanip		\| dia1 = Toulanip
	\| dia2 = Nôr		\| dia2 = Chan-Nôr
	\| dia3 = ~~Pôrsensiran~~		\| dia3 = Pôrdazur
	\| notice = ipa		\| notice = ipa
	}}		}}

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Swadesh

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	\|leaf=fêy		\|leaf=fêy
	\|root=rasin		\|root=rasin
	\|bark=~~ékôr~~		\|bark=ékòr
	\|flower=flê		\|flower=flê
	\|grass=lêb		\|grass=lêb
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	\|breast=pòtrin		\|breast=pòtrin
	\|heart=leker		\|heart=leker
	\|liver=fô		\|liver=fò
	\|drink=~~bôré~~		\|drink=bòré
	\|eat=manjé		\|eat=manjé
	\|bite=mòrdé		\|bite=mòrdé
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	\|stab=pògnardé		\|stab=pògnardé
	\|scratch=graté		\|scratch=graté
	\|dig=~~crezé~~		\|dig=krezé
	\|swim=najé		\|swim=najé
	\|fly=~~volé~~		\|fly=bolé
	\|walk=maché		\|walk=maché
	\|come=~~vyënsié~~		\|come=yënsié
	\|lie=mantiyé		\|lie=mantiyé
	\|sit=asiyé		\|sit=asiyé
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	\|full=plen		\|full=plen
	\|new=noubo		\|new=noubo
	\|old=~~vyé~~		\|old=byé
	\|good=bon		\|good=bon
	\|bad=pa bon		\|bad=pa bon
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	\|at=ché		\|at=ché
	\|in=dan		\|in=dan
	\|with=êk		\|with=ek
	\|and=êk		\|and=ek
	\|if=êk si		\|if=ek si
	\|because=kar		\|because=kar
	\|name=non		\|name=non

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Use in Papkouron

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	\| ''sêmtyêr'' / ''andoua môr'' \|\| {{l\|fr\|cemetière}} / {{com\|fr\|nocat=1\|endroit\|mort}} \|\| a cemetary run by a Papkouron ''igliz''. Due to pre-existing taboos in Dazurian culture to explicitly mention anything related to the dead, these places are often referred to as ''andoua môr'' (lit. place of the dead)		\| ''sêmtyêr'' / ''andoua môr'' \|\| {{l\|fr\|cemetière}} / {{com\|fr\|nocat=1\|endroit\|mort}} \|\| a cemetary run by a Papkouron ''igliz''. Due to pre-existing taboos in Dazurian culture to explicitly mention anything related to the dead, these places are often referred to as ''andoua môr'' (lit. place of the dead)
			\|-
			\| ''lalò'' \|\| {{l\|fr\|loi\|la loi\|t=the law}} \|\| a moral precept, of which there are typically five in most denominations of Papkouron; these are referred to as the ''senk lalò''.
	\|}		\|}
	[[Category:Dazurian Creole]] [[Category:Creole languages]] [[Category:Languages]] [[Category:Conlangs]]		[[Category:Dazurian Creole]] [[Category:Creole languages]] [[Category:Languages]] [[Category:Conlangs]]

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Consonants

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	\| '''ou''' /w/ \|\| \|\| '''l''' /l/ \|\| \|\| \|\| '''y''' /j/		\| '''ou''' /w/ \|\| \|\| '''l''' /l/ \|\| \|\| \|\| '''y''' /j/
	\|}		\|}
	⟨ç⟩ appears inconsistently in place of the phoneme /s/ when the French root would have a ⟨c⟩; e.g. ''dançé'' [dɑ̃se] from French {{l\|fr\|dancer}}.		⟨ç⟩ appears inconsistently in place of the phoneme /s/ when the French root would have a ⟨c⟩; e.g. ''dançé'' [dɑ̃se] from French {{l\|fr\|dancer}}. /r/ may also be realised as a tap [ɾ] in fast speech.

	===Vowels===		===Vowels===

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Personal pronouns

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	! First person		! First person
	\| ''m'' \|\| ''ma'' \|\| ''nou'' \|\| ''nôt'', ''nô''		\| ''mò'' \|\| ''ma'' \|\| ''nou'' \|\| ''nôt'', ''nô''
	\|-		\|-
	! Second person		! Second person

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Personal pronouns

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	! First person		! First person
	\| ''mô'' \|\| ''ma'' \|\| ''nou'' \|\| ''nôt'', ''nô''		\| ''m'' \|\| ''ma'' \|\| ''nou'' \|\| ''nôt'', ''nô''
	\|-		\|-
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	Most native Dazurian Creole speakers show possession with noun-noun possessum-possessor constructions, so "my grandfather's house" would be ''lamêz ma granpapa'', with a particle such as ''a'' or ''dé'' between ''lamêz'' and ''ma granpapa'' for optional emphasis. Papkouron ''chanté-yé'' always use ''dé'' constructions, as in "''Fis-yé '''dé''' nô Granpapa, dançé dançé ek plêzi''" [[Help:IPA\|[fis je de nɔ grɑ̃.pa.pa \| dɑ̃.se dɑ̃.se ək plɛ.zi]]] "The children of our ''Granpapa'', dance and dance happily".		Most native Dazurian Creole speakers show possession with noun-noun possessum-possessor constructions, so "my grandfather's house" would be ''lamêz ma granpapa'', with a particle such as ''a'' or ''dé'' between ''lamêz'' and ''ma granpapa'' for optional emphasis. Papkouron ''chanté-yé'' always use ''dé'' constructions, as in "''Fis-yé '''dé''' nô Granpapa, dançé dançé ek plêzi''" [[Help:IPA\|[fis je de nɔ grɑ̃.pa.pa \| dɑ̃.se dɑ̃.se ək plɛ.zi]]] "The children of our ''Granpapa'', dance and dance happily".

	===Articles===		===Articles===
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Consonants

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	\| '''ou''' /w/ \|\| \|\| '''l''' /l/ \|\| \|\| \|\| '''y''' /j/		\| '''ou''' /w/ \|\| \|\| '''l''' /l/ \|\| \|\| \|\| '''y''' /j/
	\|}		\|}
			⟨ç⟩ appears inconsistently in place of the phoneme /s/ when the French root would have a ⟨c⟩; e.g. ''dançé'' [dɑ̃se] from French {{l\|fr\|dancer}}.

	===Vowels===		===Vowels===
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	{{infobox language		{{infobox language
	\| name = Dazurian Creole		\| name = Dazurian Creole
	\| nativename = kréyôl ~~dazuryen~~		\| nativename = kréyôl dazuryën
	\| pronunciation = krejɔl dazyrjə̃		\| pronunciation = krejɔl dazyrjə̃
	\| creator = User:Jukethatbox		\| creator = User:Jukethatbox
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	\| notice = ipa		\| notice = ipa
	}}		}}
	'''Dazurian Creole''' (''kréyôl ~~dazuryen~~'', [[Help:IPA\|[krejɔl dazyrjə̃]]]; [[w:French language\|French]]: ''créole de Saint-Cyran-d'Azur'' [[w:Help:IPA/French\|[kʁeɔl də sɛ̃ siʁɑ̃ d ͜ azyʁ]]]), also called '''Dazurien Creole''', '''Dazur Creole''' or '''Saint-Cyran-d'Azur Creole''', is an endangered [[w:French-based creole language\|French-based creole language]] spoken on the island of [[Saint-Cyran-d'Azur]] in the [[Poccasin Federation]]. It is spoken by only around 50 native speakers, though there have been efforts to revive the language, with a sizeable population of 210 L2 speakers as of 2026.		'''Dazurian Creole''' (''kréyôl dazuryën'', [[Help:IPA\|[krejɔl dazyrjə̃]]]; [[w:French language\|French]]: ''créole de Saint-Cyran-d'Azur'' [[w:Help:IPA/French\|[kʁeɔl də sɛ̃ siʁɑ̃ d ͜ azyʁ]]]), also called '''Dazurien Creole''', '''Dazur Creole''' or '''Saint-Cyran-d'Azur Creole''', is an endangered [[w:French-based creole language\|French-based creole language]] spoken on the island of [[Saint-Cyran-d'Azur]] in the [[Poccasin Federation]]. It is spoken by only around 50 native speakers, though there have been efforts to revive the language, with a sizeable population of 210 L2 speakers as of 2026.

	Dazurian Creole emerged from the French colonisation of the island of Saint-Cyran-d'Azur, known to the native [[Kabao]] people of the area as ''Twlanipw'' (eventually lending its name to the town of Toulanipe), in 1745. The island was seized by Britain in 1810 during the Revolutionary Wars, but was returned to France in the Treaty of Paris of 1814. However, financially destitute, France would eventually sell the island back to the British in 1820; the island would remain part of British territory until the independence of the Poccasin Federation in 1961, where it would remain in the new Federation. However, in this period, the growth of the English-based creole language [[Bemé]] both during and after British rule would gradually displace Dazurian Creole as the most widely spoken language on the island; the creole language was designated as endangered in 1988, though linguists estimate that its serious decline probably began at the beginning of the 20th century.		Dazurian Creole emerged from the French colonisation of the island of Saint-Cyran-d'Azur, known to the native [[Kabao]] people of the area as ''Twlanipw'' (eventually lending its name to the town of Toulanipe), in 1745. The island was seized by Britain in 1810 during the Revolutionary Wars, but was returned to France in the Treaty of Paris of 1814. However, financially destitute, France would eventually sell the island back to the British in 1820; the island would remain part of British territory until the independence of the Poccasin Federation in 1961, where it would remain in the new Federation. However, in this period, the growth of the English-based creole language [[Bemé]] both during and after British rule would gradually displace Dazurian Creole as the most widely spoken language on the island; the creole language was designated as endangered in 1988, though linguists estimate that its serious decline probably began at the beginning of the 20th century.