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The languages of the Caribbean reflect the region's diverse history and culture. There are six official languages spoken in the Caribbean: . Spanish (official language of Cuba, Dominican Republic, Panama, Puerto Rico, Bay Islands (Honduras), Corn Islands (Nicaragua), Isla Cozumel, Isla Mujeres (Mexico), Nueva Esparta (Venezuela), the Federal Dependencies of Venezuela and San Andrés ...
Category: Languages of the Caribbean. 24 languages. Anarâškielâ ... Languages of Saint Martin (island) (1 C, 5 P) E. English language in the Caribbean (2 C, 14 P) I.
Category: Languages of the Caribbean by country. 3 languages. ... Languages of Saint Kitts and Nevis (3 P) Languages of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (4 P) T.
At the time of Spanish contact, it was the most common language throughout the Caribbean. Classic Taíno (Taíno proper) was the native language of the Taíno tribes living in the Leeward Islands of the Lesser Antilles, Boriken also known as Puerto Rico, the Turks and Caicos Islands, most of Ayiti-Kiskeya also known as Hispaniola, and eastern Cuba.
A creole language is a stable natural language developed from a mixture of different languages. Unlike a pidgin , a simplified form that develops as a means of communication between two or more groups, a creole language is a complete language, used in a community and acquired by children as their native language .
The Spanish language was introduced to the Caribbean in 1492 with the voyages of Christopher Columbus. It resembles the Spanish spoken in the Canary Islands, and, more distantly, the Spanish of western Andalusia. With more than 25 million speakers, Spanish is the most widely spoken language in the Caribbean Islands.
This is a list of countries by number of languages according to the 22nd edition of Ethnologue ... Solomon Islands: 72 0 72 ... Caribbean Netherlands: 5 1 6
Bajan is the Caribbean creole with grammar that most resembles Standard English. [2] There is academic debate on whether its creole features are due to an earlier pidgin state or to some other reason, such as contact with neighbouring English-based creole languages. [3]