Chavacano: A Spanish-Based Creole Language of the Philippines
Saturday, February 13, 2016 3:34
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Chavacano is interesting from both linguistic and historical-geographical perspectives. To begin with, it is widely considered to be one of the world’s oldest creole tongues, with a history dating back some 400 years.
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