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Black Barbadians or Afro-Barbadians are Barbadians of entirely or predominantly African descent. 92.4% of Barbados's population is black and 3.1% is multiracial, ...
Barbadians, more commonly known as Bajans (pronounced / ˈ b eɪ dʒ ən z / BAY-jənz), are people who are identified with the country of Barbados, by being citizens or their descendants in the Bajan diaspora. The connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural.
English is the official language of Barbados, and is used for communications, administration, and public services all over the island. In its capacity as the official language of the country, the standard of English tends to conform to the vocabulary, pronunciations, spellings, and conventions akin to, but not exactly the same as, those of British English.
Afro-Barbadians were found to be more closely genetically related to Yoruba people than East Africans. [40] In addition to being found to have 6% Asian and 16% European ancestry, Afro-Barbadians, who were sampled in 2013, were found to be 77% African; most of the African ancestry of Afro-Barbadians were found to derive from the Yoruba people. [45]
Barbadians were sent to Carolina as slaves. [9] The first West Indians brought to the United States were forced laborers from Barbados, who were transferred to South Carolina in the 1670s to work on plantations. Slaves from Barbados became a significant part of the black population in Virginia, mainly in the tidewater region of the Chesapeake Bay.
Miami Beach, Barbados. The culture of Barbados is a blend of West African and British cultures present in Barbados.English is the official language of the nation, reflecting centuries of British influence, but the Bajan dialect in which it is spoken is an iconic part of the Barbadian culture.
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[35] [36] Walter Tull, whose father was from Barbados, was the first black officer in the British Army and only the second black player in the top division of the Football League. [37] Former WBC super middleweight world champion boxer Nigel Benn is Barbadian British.