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    This document lists the official languages of various Caribbean countries and territories. It shows that most have English-based creoles as official or common languages, such as in Barbados, Jamaica, and Trinidad and Tobago. Some, like Haiti, Guyana, and Suriname have more than one official language including English, Dutch, and French creoles. Dominica and St. Lucia have English as their official language but speak the French-based creole Kwéyòl.

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    This document lists the official languages of various Caribbean countries and territories. It shows that most have English-based creoles as official or common languages, such as in Barbados, Jamaica, and Trinidad and Tobago. Some, like Haiti, Guyana, and Suriname have more than one official language including English, Dutch, and French creoles. Dominica and St. Lucia have English as their official language but speak the French-based creole Kwéyòl.

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    Caribbean

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    This document lists the official languages of various Caribbean countries and territories. It shows that most have English-based creoles as official or common languages, such as in Barbados, Jamaica, and Trinidad and Tobago. Some, like Haiti, Guyana, and Suriname have more than one official language including English, Dutch, and French creoles. Dominica and St. Lucia have English as their official language but speak the French-based creole Kwéyòl.

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    Official Language

    Country
    Anguilla
    Antigua and Barbuda
    Bahamas
    Barbados
    Belize

    Bermuda
    British Virgin Islands
    # Dominica

    English

    Grenada
    Guyana
    Jamaica
    Montserrat
    St. Kitts , Nevis
    # St. Lucia

    St Vincent and The


    Grenadines
    Trinidad and Tobago

    Creole
    English Based Creole
    English Based Creole
    English Based Creole
    English Based Creole,
    Garifuna Spanish
    Based Creole
    English Based Creole
    English Based Creole,
    Kwyl French based
    Creole
    English Based Creole
    English Based Creole,
    Berbice Dutch Creole
    Patois
    English Based Creole
    English Based Creole
    English Based Creole,
    Kwyl - French based
    Creole
    English Based Creole

    Other Languages

    Mayan, Spanish

    Bhojpuri, Arawaccan,
    Cariban, Warruan

    English Based Creole,


    Patois

    Bhojpuri, Hindustani,
    Spanish

    Aruba, Bonaire, Curacao


    St. Maarten

    *Papiamento(u)

    Suriname

    Saramaccan, Ndjuka,
    Sranan

    Spanish, English
    French Official
    Language
    Papiamento(u)*, English
    Bhojpuri, Urdu, Javanese

    Guadeloupe
    Haiti 1st country to
    make Creole an Official
    Language
    Martinique

    Kwyl

    Turks And Caicos

    Dutch

    French

    Kwyl Official
    Language
    Kwyl

    Spanish

    Cuba
    Dominican Republic
    Puerto Rico

    Lucimi
    English

    # Dominica & St. Lucia have English as their Official Language, but speak French based Creole- Kwyl.
    *Papiamento(u) is used in schools and government

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