Basilectal

The broadest (or 'basilectal') forms make up a [[creole language]] which derives most of its vocabulary from [[English language | English]] but is not at all comprehensible to speakers of that language unless they have learned the creole. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The broadest (or 'basilectal') forms make up a [[creole ❋ Unknown (2009)

While it's true that many Singaporeans speak a hodge-podge of English, Malay, the Chinese dialects plus a bit of Tamil, this is one of the basilectal forms of "Singlish". ❋ Unknown (2005)

Jamaican English on a continuum, with the basilectal creole varieties at one end and an 'acrolectal' variety, which is near-indistinguishable from English as spoken elsewhere, at the other end. ❋ Unknown (2009)

[[Jamaican English]] on a continuum, with the basilectal creole varieties at one end and an ❋ Unknown (2009)

However, many varieties of Jamaican creole include words and structures more similar to English ( 'mesolectal' varieties), and these merge with standard [[Jamaican English]] on a continuum, with the basilectal creole varieties at one end and an 'acrolectal' variety, which is near-indistinguishable from English as spoken elsewhere, at the other end. ❋ Unknown (2009)