Maroniko language
| Maroniko | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Balisca |
| Region | Araucaria, Sanyan |
| Ethnicity | 8,687,346 |
Native speakers | 2,261,822 (2020) |
Mozarabic creole
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| Latin (Arabic alphabet) | |
| Official status | |
Official language in | The Baliscan constitution recognizes minority languages as "official in their territories." |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | mao |
| Linguasphere | 51-AAC-bc |
Maroniko ("maroon speech"; sometimes spelled Maronico), known as Araucarian (Maroniko: arakawiano) outside of Balisca, is a creole language that emerged in the Maroon Confederacy (what is now the community of Araucaria) as a result of the mixing of Yoruba, Mozarabic and Kurupirangüe languages amongst self-liberated maroons. Later migration led to the emergence of the Maroniko-speaking Kirile community in Sanyan.