Merico or Americo-Liberian (or the informal colloquial name "American") is an English-based creole language spoken until recently in Liberia by Americo-Liberians, descendants of original settlers, freed slaves, and African Americans who emigrated from the United States between 1821 and the 1870s.
It is distinguished from Liberian Kreyol and from Kru, and may be connected to Gullah and Jamaican Creole.
[1] By 1975 the language was partly decreolized, restricted to informal settings.
[1] Separate particles are used to indicate some verb tenses:[1] The pronouns include:[1]
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