Leeward Caribbean Creole English
Leeward Caribbean Creole English is an English-based creole language spoken in the Leeward Islands of the Caribbean. It is in the countries of Antigua and Barbuda, Montserrat and Saint Kitts and Nevis. It is also called Antiguan Creole, Saint Kitts Creole and Montserrat Creole.
Leeward Caribbean Creole English | |
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Antiguan Creole Saint Kitts Creole | |
Native to | Antigua and Barbuda |
Native speakers | 125,000 (no date) 67,000 in Antigua and Barbuda (2001) |
Language family | English Creole
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Dialects | Saint Kitts Creole
Montserrat Creole
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | aig |
Linguasphere | 52-ABB-apf to -apm |
Islanders often use it along with Standard English. People of a higher social status use English more often.