Dazurian Creole
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| Dazurian Creole | |
|---|---|
| kréyôl dazuryen | |
| Pronunciation | [krejɔl dazyrjə̃] |
| Created by | Jukethatbox |
| Date | 2026 |
| Native to | Saint-Cyran-d'Azur |
| Ethnicity | Dazurians |
| Native speakers | ~50 (2026) L2 speakers: 210 |
Creole
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Dazurian Creole (kréyôl dazuryen, [krejɔl dazyrjə̃]; French: créole de Saint-Cyran-d'Azur [kʁeɔl də sɛ̃ siʁɑ̃ d ͜ azyʁ]), also called Dazurien Creole, Dazur Creole or Saint-Cyran-d'Azur Creole, is an endangered 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.
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.
Phonology
Consonants
| Bilabial | Labiodental | Alveolar | Velar | Palatal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stop | p /p/ b /b/ | t /t/ d /d/ | k /k/ g /g/ | ||
| Nasal | m /m/ | (ɱ) | n /n/ | (ŋ) | gn /ɲ/ |
| Fricative | f /f/ | s /s/ z /z/ | |||
| Trill | r /r/ | ||||
| Approximant | ou /w/ | l /l/ | y /j/ |
Vowels
| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i /i/ u /y/ | ou /u/ | |
| Close-mid | é /e/ | o /o/ | |
| Open-mid | ê /ɛ/ | e, ë /ə/ | ô /ɔ/ |
| Open | a /a/ | ||
Nasal vowels
| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | oun /ũ/ | ||
| Mid | ên /ɛ̃/ | en /ə̃/ | on /õ/ |
| Open | an /ɑ̃/ |