Dazurian Creole: Difference between revisions

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'''Dazurian Creole''' (''kréyôl dazuryen'', [[Help:IPA|[krejɔl dazyrjə̃]]]; [[w:French language|French]]: ''créole de Saint-Cyran-d'Azur'' [[w:Help:IPA/French|[kʁeɔl də sɛ̃ siʁɑ̃ d ͜ azyʁ]]]), also called '''Dazurien Creole''', '''Dazur Creole''' or '''Saint-Cyran-d'Azur Creole''', is an endangered [[w:French-based creole language|French-based creole language]] spoken on the island of [[Saint-Cyran-d'Azur]] in the [[Poccasin Federation]]. It is spoken by only around 50 native speakers, though there have been efforts to revive the language, with a sizeable population of 210 L2 speakers as of 2026.

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===Consonants===

{| class=wikitable style="text-align: center;"

! !! Bilabial !! Labiodental !! Alveolar !! Velar !! Palatal

! !! Bilabial !! Labiodental !! Alveolar !! Postalveolar !! Velar !! Palatal

|-

! Stop

| '''p''' /p/ '''b''' /b/ || || '''t''' /t/ '''d''' /d/ || '''k''' /k/ '''g''' /g/ ||

| '''p''' /p/ '''b''' /b/ || || '''t''' /t/ '''d''' /d/ || || '''k''' /k/ '''g''' /g/ ||

|-

! Nasal

| '''m''' /m/ || (ɱ) || '''n''' /n/ || (ŋ) || '''gn''' /ɲ/

| '''m''' /m/ || (ɱ) || '''n''' /n/ || || (ŋ) || '''gn''' /ɲ/

|-

! Fricative

| || '''f''' /f/ || '''s''' /s/ '''z''' /z/ || ||

| || '''f''' /f/ || '''s''' /s/ '''z''' /z/ || '''ch''' /ʃ/ '''j''' /ʒ/ || ||

|-

! Trill

| || || '''r''' /r/ || ||

| || || '''r''' /r/ || || ||

|-

! Approximant

| '''ou''' /w/ || || '''l''' /l/ || || '''y''' /j/

| '''ou''' /w/ || || '''l''' /l/ || || || '''y''' /j/

|}

===Vowels===

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! Open

| || || '''an''' /ɑ̃/

|}

==Use in Papkouron==

Although Dazurian Creole is losing out in favour of [[Bemé]] in everyday use, the language is still regularly used in the context of the religion (sometimes considered a [[w:Cargo cult|cargo cult]]) '''Papkouron'''. In the religion, adherents believe in a Christ-like saviour called the Granpap Kouron (Dazurian Creole: ''Granpap' Kourôn'' [[Help:IPA|[grɑ̃pap kurɔn]]], lit. "Grandfather Crown"), reflecting the now-absent French colonial administration that ruled the island prior to 1820. The religion probably stemmed from collective trauma under British colonial rule, which then conversely lended the French colonial period a nostalgic air; with no Dazurians who lived through the French colonial period left to say otherwise, this colonial nostalgic fever came to a head and formed the Papkouron religion that worshipped what anthropologists seem to believe was a headless Jesus statue, left behind in the remnants of a French Catholic church.

Papkouron adherents consider Dazurian Creole a [[w:Sacred language|sacred language]]. Various otherwise fairly common words in Dazurian Creole also have specific meanings in Papkouron:

{| class=wikitable style="text-align: center;"

! Dazurian Creole word !! French term(s) of origin !! Papkouron meaning

|-

| ''fis'' "child" || {{l|fr|fils}} "son" || layman/laywoman

|-

| ''granfis'' "grandchild, elder sibling" || {{com|nocat=1|fr|grand|fils}} || re-analysed as "great son"; refers to a low-ranking priest

|-

| ''papa'' "father" || rowspan=2 | {{l|fr|papa}} "dad" || an ordained Papkouron priest.

|-

| ''pap''' "dad" || honorific term for a ''papa'' or ''granfis''.

|-

| ''granpap''' or ''granpapa'' "grandfather" || {{com|nocat=1|fr|grand|papa}} || shorthand for ''Granpap' Kourôn''

|-

| ''priyê'', ''préyê'' "house-warming gift" || {{l|fr|prière}} "prayer" || an offering to the ''Granpap'''. An offering given to a ''papa'' as a proxy, although frowned upon, is allowed and is instead called a ''demipriyê'' or ''demipréyê''.

|-

| ''konbêr'' "prayer" || {{l|fr|converser}} "to converse" || a prayer to the ''Granpap'''; literally, a conversation with God

|-

| ''chanté'' "song" || {{l|fr|chanter}} "to sing" || a religious chant, or mantra; the most basic and common is ''Pa-kou-ra'' or ''Pô-kou-rô'', which functions as the equivalent of "Amen".

|-

| ''Sênsiran'' "Saint-Cyran-d'Azur" || ''Saint-Cyran-d'Azur'' || name for the guardian deity of the island of Saint-Cyran-d'Azur. Also considered a more "proper" name for the island than the more common ''Dazur'' seen in more colloquial Dazurian Creole and Bemé.

|-

| ''bolôpé'' || - || a coming-of-age ceremony at age 20 originating in Kabao culture. Can also still be seen on the island of Kabao itself, though it is called {{l|beme|bulopeh}} in Bemé and ''bwlope'' in [[Kabao]]. Most ''bolôpé'' on Saint-Cyran-d'Azur are performed by Papkouron officials.

|-

| ''igliz'' "Papkouron temple, Catholic church" || {{l|fr|église}} "church" || a Papkouron temple, run by a special ''papa'' called a ''bôpapa'' (lit. "godfather")

|-

| ''bôpapa'' "godfather" || {{com|fr|nocat=1|beau|papa}} || a ''papa'' that is the head of a Papkouron temple.

|-

| ''sêmtyêr'' / ''andoua môr'' || {{l|fr|cemetière}} / {{com|fr|nocat=1|endroit|mort}} || a cemetary run by a Papkouron ''igliz''. Due to pre-existing taboos in Dazurian culture to explicitly mention anything related to the dead, these places are often referred to as ''andoua môr'' (lit. place of the dead)

|}

[[Category:Dazurian Creole]] [[Category:Creole languages]] [[Category:Languages]] [[Category:Conlangs]]

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 | speakers2 = '''L2 speakers:''' 210
 | minority = [[File:Poccasin.svg|24px]] [[Poccasin Federation]]<br>(as cultural heritage language)
+| notice = ipa
 }}
 '''Dazurian Creole''' (''kréyôl dazuryen'', [[Help:IPA|[krejɔl dazyrjə̃]]]; [[w:French language|French]]: ''créole de Saint-Cyran-d'Azur'' [[w:Help:IPA/French|[kʁeɔl də sɛ̃ siʁɑ̃ d ͜ azyʁ]]]), also called '''Dazurien Creole''', '''Dazur Creole''' or '''Saint-Cyran-d'Azur Creole''', is an endangered [[w:French-based creole language|French-based creole language]] spoken on the island of [[Saint-Cyran-d'Azur]] in the [[Poccasin Federation]]. It is spoken by only around 50 native speakers, though there have been efforts to revive the language, with a sizeable population of 210 L2 speakers as of 2026.
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 ===Consonants===
 {| class=wikitable style="text-align: center;"
-! !! Bilabial !! Labiodental !! Alveolar !! Velar !! Palatal
+! !! Bilabial !! Labiodental !! Alveolar !! Postalveolar !! Velar !! Palatal
 |-
 ! Stop
-| '''p''' /p/ '''b''' /b/ || || '''t''' /t/ '''d''' /d/ || '''k''' /k/ '''g''' /g/ ||
+| '''p''' /p/ '''b''' /b/ || || '''t''' /t/ '''d''' /d/ || || '''k''' /k/ '''g''' /g/ ||
 |-
 ! Nasal
-| '''m''' /m/ || (ɱ) || '''n''' /n/ || (ŋ) || '''gn''' /ɲ/
+| '''m''' /m/ || (ɱ) || '''n''' /n/ || || (ŋ) || '''gn''' /ɲ/
 |-
 ! Fricative
-| || '''f''' /f/ || '''s''' /s/ '''z''' /z/ || ||
+| || '''f''' /f/ || '''s''' /s/ '''z''' /z/ || '''ch''' /ʃ/ '''j''' /ʒ/ || ||
 |-
 ! Trill
-| || || '''r''' /r/ || ||
+| || || '''r''' /r/ || || ||
 |-
 ! Approximant
-| '''ou''' /w/ || || '''l''' /l/ || || '''y''' /j/
+| '''ou''' /w/ || || '''l''' /l/ || || || '''y''' /j/
 |}
 ===Vowels===
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 ! Open
 | || || '''an''' /ɑ̃/
+|}
+==Use in Papkouron==
+Although Dazurian Creole is losing out in favour of [[Bemé]] in everyday use, the language is still regularly used in the context of the religion (sometimes considered a [[w:Cargo cult|cargo cult]]) '''Papkouron'''. In the religion, adherents believe in a Christ-like saviour called the Granpap Kouron (Dazurian Creole: ''Granpap' Kourôn'' [[Help:IPA|[grɑ̃pap kurɔn]]], <small>lit.</small> "Grandfather Crown"), reflecting the now-absent French colonial administration that ruled the island prior to 1820. The religion probably stemmed from collective trauma under British colonial rule, which then conversely lended the French colonial period a nostalgic air; with no Dazurians who lived through the French colonial period left to say otherwise, this colonial nostalgic fever came to a head and formed the Papkouron religion that worshipped what anthropologists seem to believe was a headless Jesus statue, left behind in the remnants of a French Catholic church.
+Papkouron adherents consider Dazurian Creole a [[w:Sacred language|sacred language]]. Various otherwise fairly common words in Dazurian Creole also have specific meanings in Papkouron:
+{| class=wikitable style="text-align: center;"
+! Dazurian Creole word !! French term(s) of origin !! Papkouron meaning
+|-
+| ''fis'' "child" || {{l|fr|fils}} "son" || layman/laywoman
+|-
+| ''granfis'' "grandchild, elder sibling" || {{com|nocat=1|fr|grand|fils}} || re-analysed as "great son"; refers to a low-ranking priest
+|-
+| ''papa'' "father" || rowspan=2 | {{l|fr|papa}} "dad" || an ordained Papkouron priest.
+|-
+| ''pap''' "dad" || honorific term for a ''papa'' or ''granfis''.
+|-
+| ''granpap''' or ''granpapa'' "grandfather" || {{com|nocat=1|fr|grand|papa}} || shorthand for ''Granpap' Kourôn''
+|-
+| ''priyê'', ''préyê'' "house-warming gift" || {{l|fr|prière}} "prayer" || an offering to the ''Granpap'''. An offering given to a ''papa'' as a proxy, although frowned upon,<br>is allowed and is instead called a ''demipriyê'' or ''demipréyê''.
+|-
+| ''konbêr'' "prayer" || {{l|fr|converser}} "to converse" || a prayer to the ''Granpap'''; literally, a conversation with God
+|-
+| ''chanté'' "song" || {{l|fr|chanter}} "to sing" || a religious chant, or mantra; the most basic and common is<br>''Pa-kou-ra'' or ''Pô-kou-rô'', which functions as the equivalent of "Amen".
+|-
+| ''Sênsiran'' "Saint-Cyran-d'Azur" || ''Saint-Cyran-d'Azur'' || name for the guardian deity of the island of Saint-Cyran-d'Azur. Also considered a more "proper" name for the island<br>than the more common ''Dazur'' seen in more colloquial Dazurian Creole and Bemé.
+|-
+| ''bolôpé'' || - || a coming-of-age ceremony at age 20 originating in Kabao culture. Can also still be seen on the island of Kabao itself,<br>though it is called {{l|beme|bulopeh}} in Bemé and ''bwlope'' in [[Kabao]]. Most ''bolôpé'' on Saint-Cyran-d'Azur are performed by Papkouron officials.
+|-
+| ''igliz'' "Papkouron temple, Catholic church" || {{l|fr|église}} "church" || a Papkouron temple, run by a special ''papa'' called a ''bôpapa'' (lit. "godfather")
+|-
+| ''bôpapa'' "godfather" || {{com|fr|nocat=1|beau|papa}} || a ''papa'' that is the head of a Papkouron temple.
+|-
+| ''sêmtyêr'' / ''andoua môr'' || {{l|fr|cemetière}} / {{com|fr|nocat=1|endroit|mort}} || a cemetary run by a Papkouron ''igliz''. Due to pre-existing taboos in Dazurian culture to explicitly mention anything related to the dead, these places are often referred to as ''andoua môr'' (lit. place of the dead)
 |}
 [[Category:Dazurian Creole]] [[Category:Creole languages]] [[Category:Languages]] [[Category:Conlangs]]