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    The document lists various Caribbean territories and provides information about their official languages and any Creole languages spoken. It identifies 31 territories in the Caribbean, listing their official language as either English, Spanish, French, or Dutch. It then matches each territory with its official language and any Creole or other languages spoken by the local population. The document serves as a reference for the languages used in different Caribbean countries and territories.

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    The document lists various Caribbean territories and provides information about their official languages and any Creole languages spoken. It identifies 31 territories in the Caribbean, listing their official language as either English, Spanish, French, or Dutch. It then matches each territory with its official language and any Creole or other languages spoken by the local population. The document serves as a reference for the languages used in different Caribbean countries and territories.

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    Communication Studies

    1. Name the territories.


    Anguilla
    Antigua and Barbuda
    Aruba
    Bahamas
    Barbados
    Belize
    Bermuda
    Bonaire
    British Virgin Islands
    Cuba
    Curacao
    Dominica
    Dominican Republic
    Grenada
    Guadeloupe
    Guyana
    Haiti
    Jamaica
    Martinique
    Montserrat
    Perto Rico
    St Croix
    St Eustatius
    St. Kitts and Nevis
    St. Lucia
    St. Martin
    St. Maarten
    St. Vincent and Grenadines
    Suriname
    Trinidad and Tobago

    2. Identify the official language used in each territory.


    Anguilla- English
    Antigua and Barbuda- English
    Aruba- Dutch
    Bahamas- English
    Barbados- English
    Belize- English
    Bermuda- English
    Bonaire- Dutch
    British Virgin Islands- English
    Cuba- Spanish
    Curacao- Dutch
    Dominica- English
    Dominican Republic- Spanish
    Grenada- English
    Guadeloupe- French
    Guyana- English
    Haiti- French/French creole
    Jamaica- English
    Martinique- French
    Montserrat- English
    Puerto Rico- Spanish
    St. Croix- English
    St. Eustatius- Dutch
    St. Kitts and Nevis- English
    St. Lucia- English
    St. Martin- French
    St. Maarten-Dutch
    St .Thomas
    St. Vincent and Grenadines- English
    Suriname- Dutch
    Trinidad and Tobago- English

    3. Match the official language and the Creole language of the territory
    Country Official Language Creole/ other language

    Jamaica English Jamaican patios

    Haiti French/ French creole French creole

    Trinidad and Tobago English English creole, Hindustani

    Cuba Spanish French creole/ Haitian Creole

    Anguilla English English creole

    Antigua and Barbuda English English creole

    Aruba Dutch English, Spanish,Papiamento,

    Bahamas English English creole

    Barbados English English creole

    Belize English English creole, Spanish, Garifuna,


    ketchi, Yucatecan, mayan,mopan,
    cantonese, mandarin

    Bermuda English No creole formed

    Bonaire Dutch Papiamento, English

    British Virgin Islands English Virgin island creole

    Curacao Dutch Papiamento, English, Spanish

    Dominica English English creole

    Dominican Republic Spanish Spanish Creole, French creole


    Grenada English English creole

    Guadeloupe French French creole

    Guyana English English creole, Bhoj Puri

    Martinique French French creole

    Montserrat English English creole

    Puerto Rico Spanish and Spanish Ponce Creole, Spanish- Taino Creole

    St Croix English Cruciuan ( Form of virgin island creole


    spoken)

    St Eustatius Dutch Spanish, English,Papiamento

    St. Kitts and Nevis English English creole

    St. Lucia English English creole, French creole

    St. Martin or St. Maarten French/Dutch French creole, Papiamento, English

    St Thomas English Virgin island Creole

    St. Vincent and Grenadines English English creole

    Suriname Dutch Javanese, Sranan Tongo,


    Saramaccan,some Amerindian
    languages, Hindustani, aukan
    (Mdyuka)

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