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Although English may not be the official language of each of the islands, it is the most commonly spoken language on all of the islands due to British colonial background or the high rate of American tourism. Other official languages on the islands include Dutch, French and Spanish.
There are many regional dialects spoken solely by island natives in the Caribbean. The most common is patois, a melding of English, African words, and the language existing when the island was first colonized (typically French). Another location-specific language is Papiamento, a combination of African, Dutch, English, French, Portuguese and Spanish. Other natives may speak English with a heavy West Indian or French Creole accent. If you have trouble understanding a native tongue, don't be shy about asking for clarification.
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∙ 6y ago
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∙ 13y agoJamaica,Barbados,Bahamas,Turks and Caicos Islands-English
Dominican Republic,Puerto Rico,Cuba-Spanish
Haiti,Guadeloupe,Dominica,Martinique-French
Aruba,Curacoa,Bonaire-Dutch
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∙ 14y agoWell There More Accents Than Launguages. You Have Jamacian. Trinidadian. St.Lucian. Etc Etc Etc Etc. Words Will Be Changed Up A Bit But Some English Words Are In The Language But Just Words Will Be Changed Up.
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∙ 6y agoThere are many creoles spoken in the Caribbean. Here are five:
- Haitian Creole
- Jamaican Patois
- Jamaican Maroon Spirit Possession Language
- Belizean Kriol
- Virgin Islands Creole
Here is a partial list of important creoles from all over the world. Some of these may be extinct. Creoles that form from pidgins, sometimes retain the word "Pidgin" in their names, even though they are no longer pidgins:
- Nubi
- Juba Arabic
- Babalia Creole Arabic
- Maridi Arabic
- Turku Arabic
- Singdarin
- Jamaican Patois
- Belizean Kriol
- Miskito Coastal Creole
- San Andrés-Providencia Creole
- Afro-Seminole Creole
- Bahamian Creole
- Turks-Caicos Creole
- Gullah
- Virgin Islands Creole
- Cruzan
- Saint Martin Creole
- Central VI-NA
- Northern Antillean Creole
- Anguillan Creole
- Antiguan Creole
- Montserrat Creole
- Saint Kitts Creole
- Bajan
- Grenadian Creole
- Guyanese Creole
- Tobagonian Creole
- Trinidadian Creole
- Krio
- Nigerian Pidgin
- Aku
- Cameroonian Pidgin English
- Kreyol
- Aluku
- Fernando Poo Creole
- Pichinglis
- Jamaican Maroon Spirit Possession Language
- Aluku
- Ndyuka
- Sranan Tongo
- Australian Kriol (Roper River Creole)
- Bislama
- Tok Pisin
- Hawaiian Pidgin
- Saramaccaans, or Saamáka
- Coño English
- Singlish/Manglish
- Haitian Creole (Kreyòl ayisyen)
- Louisiana Creole (Kréyol la Lwizyàn, locally called Kourí-Viní)
- Antillean Creole
- French Guiana Creole
- Karipúna
- Mauritian Creole
- Agalega Creole
- Chagossian Creole
- Réunion Creole
- Rodriguan Creole
- Seychellois Creole
- Tayo
- Petit Mauresque
- Petit-Nègre
- Unserdeutsch
- Namibian Black German or Küchendeutsch
- Belgranodeutsch
- Betawian Malay
- Baba Malay
- Manado Malay
- Ternatean Malay
- Bacanese Malay
- Larantuka Malay
- Kupang Malay
- Ambonese Malay
- Bandanese Malay
- Papuan/Irian Malay
- Kedahan Malay
- Sarawakian Malay
- Bruneian Malay
- Sri Lanka Malay
- Sango
- Angolar
- Annobonese
- Cupópia
- Cape Verdean Creole
- Creole of Vaipim
- Daman Indo-Portuguese
- Diu Indo-Portuguese
- Forro
- Guinea-Bissau Creole
- Kristang
- Kristi
- Macanese
- Papiamento
- Pequeno Português
- Principense
- Saramaccan
- Sri Lanka Indo-Portuguese
- Chavacano
- Palenquero
Dutch-based creoles are all extinct.
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∙ 6y agoThe Greater Antilles is a grouping of the larger islands in the Caribbean Sea:
- Cuba
- Hispaniola (containing Haiti and the Dominican Republic)
- Puerto Rico
- Jamaica
- The Cayman Islands
Click on the country to see its languages.
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∙ 6y agoThe three most widely spoken European languages in the Caribbean are:
- English
- Spanish
- French
Dutch is the 4th.
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