Negerhollands

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch Negerhollands.

Proper noun

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

Translations

• Dutch: Negerhollands (nl) n
• German: Negerholländisch n

Dutch

Alternative forms

• Negerhollandsch (obsolete)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈneː.ɣərˌɦɔ.lɑnts/

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• Hyphenation: Ne‧ger‧hol‧lands

Proper noun

Negerhollands n

1. 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 neger.

Adjective

Negerhollands (not comparable)

1. Pertaining to Negerhollands.

Usage notes

As above.

Inflection

Declension 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