Why is it called creole?
Creole” is a famously complex word whose meaning varies along the lines of time, place, context, and audience. It derives from criollo, a variation of the Spanish verb criar, meaning to raise, or bring up. The term originally referred to the New World-born offspring of Old World-born parents. Actually, the French word Créole is derived from the Portuguese word Crioulo, which described people born in the Americas as opposed to Spain. The term is often used to mean simply pertaining to the New Orleans area, but this, too, is not historically accurate.French Creole is mostly spoken in places like Haiti and Louisiana. The biggest difference between French Creole and French is that the creole language still uses colonial-era words and phrases while modern French does not.
What nationality is French Creole?
Creole, originally, any person of European (mostly French or Spanish) or African descent born in the West Indies or parts of French or Spanish America (and thus naturalized in those regions rather than in the parents’ home country). Bonjou and Bonswa – Haitian creole.