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'''Poccasin English''' is a variety of the [[English language]] native to the Poccasin Archipelago and Poccasin Federation. Today, it is primarily spoken by upper-class urbanites in Cassim Po, the capital of the Poccasin Federation, and is commonly considered the international [[w:Trade language|trade language]] of the Federation alongside the [[w:English-based creole languages|English creole language]] [[Bemé]]. | '''Poccasin English''' is a variety of the [[English language]] native to the Poccasin Archipelago and [[Poccasin Federation]]. Today, it is primarily spoken by upper-class urbanites in Cassim Po, the capital of the Poccasin Federation, and is commonly considered the international [[w:Trade language|trade language]] of the Federation alongside the [[w:English-based creole languages|English creole language]] [[Bemé]]. | ||
Poccasin English is typically considered the most [[w:Creole continuum|prestigious]] or [[Bemé#Tak vs kriyal|mesolectal]] language in the Poccasins, as it is commonly associated with the upper classes in the Federation. As such, although stable, there are actually very few monolingual speakers of Poccasin English; most speakers of Poccasin English are usually bilingual with [[Bemé]] and incorporate a [[w:Creole continuum|creole continuum]] in their speech that goes beyond the traditional [[Bemé#Tak vs kriyal|''tak'' and ''kriyal'']] distinction in Bemé.<ref>cf. the distinction between [[w:Jamaican English|Jamaican Standard English]] and [[w:Jamaican Patois|Jamaican Patois]].</ref> | Poccasin English is typically considered the most [[w:Creole continuum|prestigious]] or [[Bemé#Tak vs kriyal|mesolectal]] language in the Poccasins, as it is commonly associated with the upper classes in the Federation. As such, although stable, there are actually very few monolingual speakers of Poccasin English; most speakers of Poccasin English are usually bilingual with [[Bemé]] and incorporate a [[w:Creole continuum|creole continuum]] in their speech that goes beyond the traditional [[Bemé#Tak vs kriyal|''tak'' and ''kriyal'']] distinction in Bemé.<ref>cf. the distinction between [[w:Jamaican English|Jamaican Standard English]] and [[w:Jamaican Patois|Jamaican Patois]].</ref> | ||