Also Known As:
Lengua, Palenque
Dialects & Varieties
Recent Resources
BBC article on the revival of Palenquero.
A sample to live a little from the palenque's culture.
Endangered
80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
2000
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speaker Number Trends
Speaker Number Trend 3
Only about half of community members speak the language. Speaker numbers are decreasing steadily, but not at an accelerated pace.
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Transmission
Transmission 2
Most adults in the community are speakers, but children generally are not.
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Bibliography
Bibliography of Vitality:
Palenquero
Bibliography of Locations:
John M. Lipski. 2012. "The New Palenquero." In Colombian Varieties of Spanish, edited by Richard J. File-Muriel and Rafael Orozco. 50: 21-42. Iberoamericana. Online: http://www.personal.psu.edu/jml34/newpal.pdf.
Bibliography of Context:
Palenquero