Languages of the Caribbean

Anguillan Creole is a linguistic variety spoken on ...more on Wikipedia about "Anguillan Creole"

Antiguan Creole is a linguistic variety spoken in Antigua. ...more on Wikipedia about "Antiguan Creole"

The term Arawak (from aru, the Lokono word for cassava flour), was used to designate the friendly Amerindians encountered by the Spanish in the Caribbean. These include the Taíno, who occupied the Greater Antilles and the Bahamas ( Lucayan), the Nepoya and Suppoyo of Trinidad and the Igneri who were supposed to have preceded the Caribs in the Lesser Antilles, together with related groups (including the Lokono) which lived along the eastern coast of South America as far south as what is now Brazil. The group belongs to the Arawakan language family and they were the natives Christopher Columbus found when he first landed in the Americas. The Spanish described them as a peaceful, gentle people, although this description was biased by the fact that any "hostile" groups were automatically classified as Caribs. ...more on Wikipedia about "Arawak"

Bajan is an English-based creole language spoken in Barbados. Unlike other Caribbean creoles, Bajan is rhotic and has a strong tendency to realize word-final /t/ as . Thus the Bajan pronunciation of start, , contrasts sharply with the pronunciation of other Caribbean speakers, . ...more on Wikipedia about "Bajan"

Belizean Creole, also called Belizean Kriol, Kriol or Belizean, is one of the main Central American English creoles, closely related to Miskito Coastal Creole, Colón Creole, and San Andrés and Providencia Creole. ...more on Wikipedia about "Belizean Kriol language"

Bocas del Toro Creole is a linguistic variety spoken in ...more on Wikipedia about "Bocas del Toro Creole"

Carib or Island Carib is the name of a people of the Lesser Antilles islands, after whom the Caribbean Sea was named; their name for themselves was Kalinago for men and Kallipuna for women. They are an Amerindian people whose origins lie in the southern West Indies and the northern coast of South America. ...more on Wikipedia about "Carib"

Caribbean English is a dialect of the English language spoken in the Caribbean. In the Caribbean, there is a great deal of variation in the way English is spoken. Scholars generally agree that although the dialects themselves vary from island to island, like African American Vernacular English, they are largely influenced by a single source- the African continent. ...more on Wikipedia about "Caribbean English"

Caribbean Spanish (español caribeño) is the general name of the Spanish language dialects spoken in the Caribbean region. ...more on Wikipedia about "Caribbean Spanish"

Cayman Creole is a linguistic variety spoken on ...more on Wikipedia about "Cayman Creole"

Colón Creole is a language spoken in Panama. Colón Creole is similar to varieties such as Limón Coastal Creole, Mískito Coastal Creole, and Belizean Creole (Kriol). The number of speakers of Colón Creole is below 300,000 ** . Colón Creole does not have the status of an official language. ...more on Wikipedia about "Colón Creole"

The Garifuna or Garífuna are an ethnic group in the Caribbean area, descended from a mix of Amerindian and African people. They are also sometimes known as Garifune or Black Caribs. There are estimated to be about 200,000 of them in Central America and the United States. Properly, the term "Garifuna" refers to the individual and the language, while Garinagu is the (plural or collective) term for the people. ...more on Wikipedia about "Garifuna"

Grenadian Creole is a linguistic variety spoken in Grenada. ...more on Wikipedia about "Grenadian Creole"

Jamaican Creole, also known to foreigners as Patois/(Patwa) or simply Jamaican, is an English/ African-based language --not to be confused with Jamaican English nor with the Rastafarian use of English-- used primarily on the island of Jamaica. Jamaican is the descendant of a 17th century creolization process which, simply put, consisted of West and Central Africans acquiring and nativizing the vernacular and dialectal British Englishes (including significant exposure to Irish and Scottish varieties), with which their forced labor brought them in contact. Of course it must be understood that all languages are derived from usually more than one already existing language. In the sense that Italian, Catalan, French, Spanish, and Portuguese are all derived from Latin, no one would call any of these languages Latin creole or Patois. ...more on Wikipedia about "Jamaican Creole"

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Jamaican English or Jamaican Standard English is a dialect of English encompassing in a unique way, parts and mergers of both American English and British English dialects. Typically it uses British English spellings but does not reject American English spellings. ...more on Wikipedia about "Jamaican English"

Limón Coastal Creole is a language spoken in Limón province of Costa Rica. Limón Coastal Creole is similar to varieties such as Colón Creole, Mískito Coastal Creole, and San Andrés and Providencia Creole. The number of speakers of Limón Coastal Creole is below 100,000 ** . Limón Coastal Creole does not have the status of an official language. ...more on Wikipedia about "Limón Coastal Creole"

Mískito Coastal Creole is a language spoken in ...more on Wikipedia about "Miskito Coastal Creole"

Montserrat Creole is a linguistic variety spoken in Montserrat. ...more on Wikipedia about "Montserrat Creole"

Papiamento or Papiamentu is the primary language spoken on the Caribbean islands of Aruba, Curaçao, and Bonaire (the so-called ABC islands). It is also well known by people in Saba, St Eustatius, and the Sint Maarten islands. ...more on Wikipedia about "Papiamento"

Rio Abajo Creole is a linguistic variety spoken in ...more on Wikipedia about "Rio Abajo Creole"

Saint Kitts Creole is a linguistic variety spoken in ...more on Wikipedia about "Saint Kitts Creole"

Saint Martin Creole is a linguistic variety spoken on ...more on Wikipedia about "Saint Martin Creole"

San Andrés-Providencia Creole is a linguistic variety spoken in ...more on Wikipedia about "San Andrés-Providencia Creole"

The Taíno are pre- Colombian indigenous Amerindian inhabitants of the Greater Antilles islands, which include Cuba, Hispaniola ( Haiti and the Dominican Republic), Puerto Rico, Jamaica and the Bahamas. The seafaring Taíno are relatives of the Arawakan peoples of South America. Taíno of the Bahamas were known as Lucayan. Their language is a member of the Arawakan linguistic family, also found in South America. ...more on Wikipedia about "Taíno"

Turks-Caicos Creole is a linguistic variety spoken on ...more on Wikipedia about "Turks-Caicos Creole"

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