Negerhollands

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A language of U.S. Virgin Islands

Alternate Names
Creool, Dutch Creole, Negerhollandsch, Negrodutch
Autonym
Kreool
User Population

No known L1 speakers. The last speaker, Alice Stevens, died in 1987 (Van Rossem and van der Voort 1996).

Location

Saint John, Saint Thomas, and Saint Croix islands.

Language Status

10 (Extinct).

Language Development

Dictionary. Grammar. Texts. NT: 1781–1833.

Writing

Latin script [Latn].