Kreooli kultuur
(Those Louisianans
descended from the Acadians
Chesapeake Colonies
During the early settlement of the colonies, children born of immigrants in the colonies were
often referred to as creole. This is found more often in the Chesapeake Colonies.
Africa
Portuguese Africa and the origins of "Creole"
The English word creole derives from the French créole, which in turn came from Portuguese
crioulo. This word, a derivative of the verb criar ("to raise"), was coined in the 15th century, in
the trading and military outposts established by Portugal in West Africa and Cape Verde. It
originally referred to descendants of the Portuguese settlers who were born and "raised" locally.
The word then spread to other languages, probably adopted from Portuguese slave traders who
supplied most of the slaves to South America through the 16th century. While the Portuguese