IE Creoles? (was: Middle English Plurals)

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "tgpedersen" <tgpedersen@...>
wrote:

> --- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "P&G" <petegray@...> wrote:
> > > Tok Pisin survived. If it hadn't been for increased literacy in
> > > English and French many more of their creoles would have

survived.

> > > Why did all the IE creoles disappear then?
> >
> > We're into speculation here, which is likely to be unproductive

in

> the end.
> > But we might in passing note that modern Creoles have survived -
> what - 200
> > years? You're talking 3000 or so with PIE creoles.

Would there have been IE creoles? Are there any Russian-based
creoles? Are there any creoles in China? To have a creole, people
must abandon their language, but not assimilate to another people.

Richard.