Korlai Portuguese is an Indo-Portuguese creole based on the Portuguese language, spoken by approximately 1,000 Luso-Indian inhabitants of the Korlai (Corlaim) village at the Korlai fort, a former possession of the Portuguese in Goa and Bombay. Their speech is referred to as Korlai creole, Korlai Portuguese, Kristi or Nɔw-ling by the speakers themselves, which translates to "our language" in the creole.
Korlai Portuguese is an Indo-Portuguese creole based on the Portuguese language, spoken by approximately 1,000 Luso-Indian inhabitants of the Korlai (Corlaim) village at the Korlai fort, a former possession of the Portuguese in Goa and Bombay. Their speech is referred to as Korlai creole, Korlai Portuguese, Kristi or Nɔw-ling by the speakers themselves, which translates to "our language" in the creole.
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