Rozengrian language

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Rozengrian (Rozengrian: Rozengriaanse taal) is a definitely endangered West Germanic language, spoken in Zambia (former Rozengria), and to a lesser extent South Africa. It evolved from the already distinct Dutch creole language of Afrikaans, where it then gradually began to develop distinguishing characteristics in the mid to late 19th and early 20th centuries. It has approximately 32,400 speakers left, most of whom are elderly.

Rozengrian
Rozengriaanse taal
Native toZambia
Ethnicity75,143 Rozengrians (includes Hidden Rozengrians)
Native speakers
32,400 (2020 census)
Germanic
Latin
Language codes
ISO 639-3rz
Glottologrz1248[1]
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   spoken by a majority
   spoken by a minority
Lang Status 60-DE.svg
Rozengrian is classified as Definitely Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger (2010)
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  1. Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2017). "Rozengrian". Glottolog 3.0. Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.