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The primary language spoken by the population of Antigua and Barbuda is Antiguan and Barbudan Creole. [1] In Antigua and Barbuda, no law establishes an official language. [2] English is the language of academic communication, and due to its widespread usage, it is considered the country's working language.
In Antigua and Barbuda, the endonym of Antiguan and Barbudan Creole is raw back. [2] The term is usually used as a verb ("to talk raw back"), although the term can also be used as a noun. The most common exonym of the language is "Antiguan and Barbudan Creole", which may also be called "Antigua and Barbuda Creole English" by some linguists.
The language most commonly used in business is English. There is a noticeable distinction between the Antiguan accent and the Barbudan one. ... In 2016, Antigua and ...
During the colonial era, ABE remained the dominant dialect of English in Antigua and Barbuda, being used in official documents and in formal settings. By the twentieth-century, a culture of code-switching emerged, especially in the education system, where ABE was used as the official language of academic communication. [5]
Pages in category "Languages of Antigua and Barbuda" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
The island of Antigua currently has two foreign-owned for-profit offshore medical schools, the American University of Antigua (AUA), [39] founded in 2004, and The University of Health Sciences Antigua (UHSA), [40] founded in 1982. The island's medical schools cater mostly to foreign students but contribute to the local economy and health care.
This is a list of countries by number of languages according to the 22nd edition of Ethnologue (2019). [1] ... Antigua and Barbuda: 2 2 4 0.06 153,800 51,267
A language designated as having a unique legal status in the state: typically, the language used in a nation's legislative bodies, and often, official government business. Regional language A language designated as having official status limited to a specific area, administrative division, or territory of the state.