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Description[edit | edit source]
The primary language is British English, although there is a local dialect. Spanish is spoken by Puerto Rican, Dominican and other Hispanic immigrants. [1] Virgin Islands Creole does not have the status of an official language. The language of government, education and the media is American English in the United States Virgin Islands, British English in the British Virgin Islands, both Dutch and English on Saba, Sint Eustatius and the Dutch side of Saint Martin, and French on the French side of Saint Martin. [2]
Word List(s)[edit | edit source]
Dutch
French
Spanish
Virgin Islands English
- Virgin Islands English Creole Word List
- Virgin Islands Creole-to-English translations at Live Journal
Alphabet and Pronunciation[edit | edit source]
Dutch
- Dutch Alphabet and Pronunciation at Omniglot
- Dutch Alphabet and Pronunciation at Wikipedia
French
- French Alphabet and Pronunciation at Wikipedia
- French Alphabet and Pronunciation at Omniglot
Spanish
- Spanish Alphabet and Pronunciation at Spanish Dict.com
- Spanish Alphabet and Pronunciation at Omniglot
Language Aids and Dictionaries[edit | edit source]
Dutch or Netherlands
French
Spanish
Virgin Islands Creole
- Virgin Islands Creole Grammatical structure and pronunciation at Wikipedia
- Seaman, G A. Virgin Islands dictionary. St. Croix, V.I.: Crown Printing, 1976. Available at: WorldCat.
Additional Resources[edit | edit source]
- Goodman, Morris Franklin. A comparative study of Creole French dialects. London: Mouton & Co, 1964. Available at: WorldCat.
- Roy, John D. A brief description and dictionary of the language used in the Virgin Islands. St. Thomas, V.I.: Virgin Islands Dept. of Education, 1975. Available at: WorldCat.
- Roy, John D, Gilbert A Sprauve, and J L Dillard. A brief history, description, and dictionary of the everyday language of Virgin Islands children. n.p.: n.p., 1974. Available at: WorldCat.
- Valls, Lito. What a pistarckle! : a glossary of Virgin Islands English Creole. St. John, U.S.V.I.: Prestige Press, 1981. Available at: WorldCat.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "British Virgin Islands," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Virgin_Islands#Language, accessed 22 March 2021.
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Virgin Islands Creole," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virgin_Islands_Creole#Language_use_and_perceptions, accessed 22 March 2021.