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The creoles emerged from a first-contact language or pidgin resulting from the contact between the Portuguese colonizers and the slaves from the kingdom of Benin in Sao Tome.
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Uwagbale Edward-Ekpu,
Quartz,
23 July 2021
And in Canada, some who identify as Métis — the descendants of First Nations people (primarily Cree) and French fur traders — are working to preserve Michif, a contact language that arose among the Métis that combines Cree and French.
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John Wenz,
TheWeek,
20 Sep. 2020
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Uwagbale Edward-Ekpu,
Quartz,
23 July 2021
And in Canada, some who identify as Métis — the descendants of First Nations people (primarily Cree) and French fur traders — are working to preserve Michif, a contact language that arose among the Métis that combines Cree and French.
—
John Wenz,
TheWeek,
20 Sep. 2020
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“Contact language.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/contact%20language. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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