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English-based creole of Liberia
Merico or Americo-Liberian (or the informal colloquial name "American ") is an English-based creole language spoken until recently in Liberia by Americo-Liberians , descendants of original settlers, freed slaves, and African Americans who emigrated from the United States between 1821 and the 1870s. It is distinguished from Liberian Kreyol and from Kru , and may be connected to Gullah and Jamaican Creole .[1]
The original settlers numbered 19,000 in 1860.[1] decreolized , restricted to informal settings.[1]
Grammatical features
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Plurals are unmarked, as in rak -dɛ̃ suffix , as in rak-dɛ̃ verb expressing "to be" is sʌ shi sʌ smo hi big [1]
Separate particles are used to indicate some verb tenses:[1]
ɛ̃ ai ɛ̃ æs di chææ
dɘ or lɛ hi dɘ spiish shi lɛ kræ
wu wi wu kʌ̃
dɔ̃ or nɔ̃ de dɔ̃ go dædɘdwe lilpis nɔ̃ lɛf
The pronouns include:[1]
Subject: ai a yu yɔ yo hi i shi wi de dɛ̃
Object: mi yu hi hĩ hɔ wi ɔs dɛ̃
Possessive: mʌ mi yu yo hi i shi hɔ ou dɛ
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a d d i t i o n a l t e r m s m a y a p p l y . B y u s i n g t h i s s i t e , y o u a g r e e t o t h e T e r m s o f U s e a n d P r i v a c y P o l i c y . W i k i p e d i a ® i s a r e g i s t e r e d t r a d e m a r k o f t h e W i k i m e d i a F o u n d a t i o n , I n c . , a n o n - p r o f i t o r g a n i z a t i o n . ● P r i v a c y p o l i c y ● A b o u t W i k i p e d i a ● D i s c l a i m e r s ● C o n t a c t W i k i p e d i a ● C o d e o f C o n d u c t ● D e v e l o p e r s ● S t a t i s t i c s ● C o o k i e s t a t e m e n t ● M o b i l e v i e w
