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Creole vs Koine - What's the difference?

creole | koine |

As nouns the difference between creole and koine

is that creole is creole: while koine is koine.

creole

English

(Creole language)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (linguistics) A lect formed from two or more languages which has developed from a pidgin to become a first language.

    • Derived terms

    * creolisation, creolization * creolise, creolize * creoloid * post-creole continuum

    External links

    * Haitian Creole – English Dictionary]: from [http://www.websters-online-dictionary.org/ Webster’s Dictionary – the Rosetta Edition. ----

    koine

    English

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • The "common" Greek language that developed and flourished between 300 (the time of the Roman Empire), and from which Modern Greek descended. It was based on the Attic and Ionian dialects of Ancient Greek.

    • See also

    (Other Greek languages) * Ancient Greek * Classical Greek * Demotic Greek * Katharevousa * Modern Greek

    External links

    * (wikipedia "Koine") *

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