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{{Infobox language
| name             = Emeraudian Creole
| altname          = Emeraudian Kreyòle
| nativename       = Kreyòle Émeraudian
| states           = [[Île d'Émeraude]]
| speakers         = ~ at least 1,140,000
| familycolor      = Creole
| fam1             = {{wp|French-based creole languages|Gaullican-based creole languages}}
| fam2             = Bahio-Gaullican
| fam3             = East Arucian creoles
| stand2           = <!-- up to stand6 -->
| dialects         = [[Parlenoir]]
| listclass        =
| dia1             =
| dia2             = <!-- up to dia20 -->
| script           = {{wp|latin script|Solarian script}}
| sign             =
| posteriori       =
| nation           = {{flag|Île d'Émeraude}}
| minority         = 
| agency           = Emeraudian Creole Academy and Standardization Institute
| iso3             = emc
| map              = IDE globe location.png
| mapsize          = 250px
| mapalt           =
| mapcaption       = location of [[Île d'Émeraude]], where Emeraudian Creole is spoken
}}
'''Emeraudian Creole''', locally rendered as '''Kreyòle Émeraudian''' or simply '''Kreyòle''', is a {{wp|French-based creole languages|Gaullican-based creole language}} spoken by at least 1,140,000 people. It is the most widely spoken language in [[Île d'Émeraude]], where it has recently been recognized as an official language alongside {{wp|French language|Gaullican}}<ref>{{Cite news |title=The Kreyole Elevation Act, which would elevate Emeraudian Creole's status to an official language alongside Gaullican, passed the Senate with a vote of 121-14|url=https://forum.nationstates.net/viewtopic.php?p=40061955#p40061955|newspaper=[[Île d'Émeraude|Emerald Times]] |date=24 October 2022 |access-date=25 October 2022}}</ref>. Emeraudian Creole is also widely spoken among the [[Emeraudian diaspora]]. 

Emeraudian Creole developed in the 17th Century as Bahian slaves were exposed to, learned, and simplified the vernacular and dialect of Gaullican slaveholders. There is also significant influence from the Bahian languages of the slaves who were brought to Île d'Émeraude, in particular {{wp|Shona language|veRwizi}} and {{wp|Xhosa language|Sisulu}}. The language has a graduation between more traditional forms that aren't significantly {{wp|mutually intelligible}} with Gaullican, and forms virtually identical to {{wp|Standard French|Standard Gaullican}}. [[Parlenoir]], the mother tongue of the [[Emeraudian Maroons]], emerged as a dialect of Emeraudian Creole that took a much heavier influence from the aforementioned Bahian languages than mainline Creole. It is somewhat mutually intelligible with Emeraudian Creole, but is significantly less so with Gaullican. Emeraudian Creole is also somewhat mutually intelligible with other Gaullican-based creole languages in the East and West Arucian, such as (whatever the creole in IDS is), (whatever the creole in !Saint Joyeaux is), [[Papotement]] and {{wp|Haitian Creole|Chloéois Creole}}.

While Gaullican remains the language of prestige, Creole is the most widely spoken language among the population of Île d'Émeraude. It has also gained traction as a written language in the decades since Île d'Émeraude became independent. Significant Emeraudian Creole-speaking communities are found among the Emeraudian diaspora in urban centers such as [[Liberty City (Rizealand)|Liberty City]], [[Sainte-Marie]], [[Verlois]], [[Los Santos]], [[Gatôn]], and [[Orlavo]].


==History==
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===Simlilarities and Differences between Kreyòle and Gaullican===
===veRwizi and Sisulu influence===
===Narapan influence===

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