Kriols Belizeans
kriols make 21% of belizean population , 75% of diaspora. descendants of baymen slave owners, , slaves brought belize purpose of logging industry. these slaves black (many of miskito ancestry) nicaragua , born africans had spent brief periods in jamaica , bermuda. bay islanders , more jamaicans came in late 19th century, further adding these varied peoples, creating ethnic group.
for intents , purposes, kriol ethnic , linguistic denomination. natives, blonde , blue-eyed, may call kriols. designation more cultural racial, , not limited physical appearance.
the kriol language invented in slavery, , historically spoken them. however, ethnicity has become synonymous belizean national identity, , result spoken 75% of belizeans. kriols found on belize, predominantly in urban areas such belize city, coastal towns , villages, , in belize river valley.
belize kriol, written belize creole, derived english. substrate languages native american language miskito, , various west african , bantu languages brought country slaves. these include akan, efik, ewe, fula, ga, hausa, igbo, kikongo , wolof.
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