Caribbean languages?

Question

Hello can someone tell me what are the different languages that people speak in the caribbean islands?

Answer 1

English, Dutch, French, Spanish, Creole, and many others.

Answer 2

there is creole for haiti, spanish for places like the dominican republic and puerto rico, and patois which is jamaican.

Answer 3

The most spoken languages in the Caribbean are:

*Spanish: Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Dominican Republic; also spoken by large population of St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Dutch: Aruba, Bonaire, Curcaco, St. Maarten, St. Eustatius, Saba

*French: Guadeloupe, Martinique, St.Barts, St. Martin, Haiti

*Haitian Creole (French creole):  Haiti

*Papiamento (English/Dutch/Spanish creole): Aruba, Bonaire, Curcaco, St. Maarten, St. Eustatius, Saba

*English: Anguilla, Antigua, Bahamas, Barbados, Cayman Islands, St. Kitts & Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, Grenada, Trinidad & Tobago, Turks & Caicos, British Virgin Islands, U.S. Virgin Islands, Jamaica, Montserrat, Dominica

*Patois (English creole): Mostly spoken in Jamaica, Dominica

Answer 4

Spanish in Dominican republic,puerto Rico

Creole in Haiti,Dominica,and most island

English but with and accent in all the islands

Answer 5

For most caribbean islands their first language or (Official Language) is English. However there is a secondary dialect known as Patois or Creole.

For other caribbean islands whose first language is not english, example Haiti and Cuba; they speak French and Spanish respectively.

Answer 6

The Official languages of the Caribbean are Spanish, French, English, and Dutch.

However, as a legacy of slavery, most caribbean islands have local dialects that are heavily african-influenced. Papiamentu, a language spoken in Aruba, is a blend of Spanish, Portuguese, and African languages. There are also many French Creoles spoken in Haiti, Martinique, Guadeloupe, St Lucia, Dominica, and St Vincent, and various English Patois and Dialects spoken throughout the English caribbean.

Answer 7

Although English may not be the official language of each of the islands, it is the most commonly spoken language on all of the islands due to British colonial background or the high rate of American tourism. Other official languages on the islands include Dutch, French and Spanish.

There are many regional dialects spoken solely by island natives in the Caribbean. The most common is patois, a melding of English, African words, and the language existing when the island was first colonized (typically French). Another location-specific language is Papiamento, a combination of African, Dutch, English, French, Portuguese and Spanish. Other natives may speak English with a heavy West Indian or French Creole accent. If you have trouble understanding a native tongue, don't be shy about asking for clarification.