Assertion: creole | /r/CapableOf | absorb new influences
Facets:
value: from the region
type: LOCATION
Source sentences:
text: Because of a period of relative isolation from whites while working on large plantations in rural areas, the Africans, drawn from a variety of Central and West African ethnic groups, developed a creole culture that has preserved much of their African linguistic and cultural heritage from various peoples; in addition, they absorbed new influences from the region.