Migge, BettinaBettinaMigge2016-01-192016-01-192015-109782844504517http://hdl.handle.net/10197/7387This paper discusses the role of the African languages spoken by the creators of the creoles of Suriname/French Guiana. Based on socio-historical data, I show that the Gbe and Kikongo group of languages played an important role in their formation. While there are few direct lexical borrowings, a great number of content and function words in Nenge(e) are semantically similar to their counterparts in Gbe.frCreoles of SurinameCreoles of French GuianaCross-linguistic influenceSubstrate influenceBook Chapter2015-12-15https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ie/