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A woman speaking Gullah and English. Gullah (also called Gullah-English, [2] Sea Island Creole English, [3] and Geechee [4]) is a creole language spoken by the Gullah people (also called "Geechees" within the community), an African American population living in coastal regions of South Carolina and Georgia (including urban Charleston and Savannah) as well as extreme northeastern Florida and ...
Barbadian English is fully rhotic and full of glottal stops.One example of Barbadian English would be the pronunciation of departments, which is [dɪˈpaːɹʔmənʔs].It is also notable, in comparison with standard American or British English, for the first vowel in price or prize.
Caribbean English (CE, [note 3] CarE) is a set of dialects of the English language which are spoken in the Caribbean and most countries on the Caribbean coasts of Central America and South America. Caribbean English is influenced by, but is distinct to the English-based creole languages spoken in the region.
Some words are recorded as ending in x, which may have represented a word-final /h/ sound. In general, stress was predictable and fell on the penultimate syllable of a word, unless the word ended in /e/ , /i/ or a nasal vowel, in which case it fell on the final syllable.
Frequently Asked Questions on Caribbean Language by the Society for Caribbean Linguistics; Wiwords A cross-referencing dictionary of West Indian words with a large number of Trinidadian terms; The Sociolinguistic Situation of Trinidad and Tobago. 1997. Phonological Hypercorrection in the Process of Decreolization--the Case of Trinidadian English
The largest proportion of the lexicon unique to Belizean English is thought to name local flora, fauna, and cuisine. [7] Notably, the most significant donor language to this portion of Belizean English lexicon is thought to be the Miskito language, not Mayan languages, 'as might be expected.' [9] Other donor languages include Mayan languages, African languages (via Jamaican English), and ...
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 ...
The service also contains pronunciation audio, Google Translate, a word origin chart, Ngram Viewer, and word games, among other features for the English-language version. [4] [5] Originally available as a standalone service, it was integrated into Google Search, with the separate service discontinued in August 2011.