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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]
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.
Antillean Creole is a language spoken primarily in the francophone (and some of the anglophone) Lesser Antilles, such as Martinique, Guadeloupe, Îles des Saintes, Dominica, St. Lucia, Trinidad and Tobago and many other smaller islands.
Barbadian or Bajan English (/ ˈ b eɪ dʒ ən / BAY-jən) is a dialect of the English language as used by Barbadians (Bajans) and by Barbadian diasporas. [ 1 ] Pronunciation
Languages; Bajan Creole, English: Religion; Predominantly Protestant, minority (3.4%) Roman Catholic, other religions include Islam, Judaism, Rastafari, Hinduism, Buddhism and Baha’i [8] Related ethnic groups; Other Caribbean peoples (especially Afro-Caribbeans), Americo-Liberians
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 ...
Frank Collymore did not have training in linguistics, he was a poet and a performer who had no academic qualifications to comment on the status of Bajan as a creole language or otherwise. --ಠ_ಠ node.ue ಠ_ಠ 06:11, 3 November 2010 (UTC) For someone with more experience to decipher. Bajan "Creole" #1; Bajan "Creole" #2; Bajan "Creole" #3
An English-based creole language (often shortened to English creole) is a creole language for which English was the lexifier, ... Bajan Creole Barbados: 260,000 (2018