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Negerhollands

English edit

 
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Etymology edit

Borrowed from Dutch Negerhollands.

Proper noun edit

Negerhollands

  1. 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 edit

Translations

Dutch edit

 
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Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Compound of neger (“black person”) +‎ Hollands (“Hollandic”).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈneː.ɣərˌɦɔ.lɑnts/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: Ne‧ger‧hol‧lands

Proper noun edit

Negerhollands n

  1. Negerhollands (extinct creole language).

Usage notes edit

  • Despite the name, the main lexifier dialect was Zealandic rather than Hollandic.
  • Sometimes offensive; see the usage notes at neger.

Adjective edit

Negerhollands (not comparable)

  1. Pertaining to Negerhollands.

Usage notes edit

As above.

Inflection edit

Inflection of Negerhollands
uninflected Negerhollands
inflected Negerhollandse
comparative —
positive
predicative/adverbial Negerhollands
indefinite m./f. sing. Negerhollandse
n. sing. Negerhollands
plural Negerhollandse
definite Negerhollandse
partitive Negerhollands
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