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Description
The official language of the Cayman Islands is English (90%).
- Islanders' accents retain elements passed down from English, Scottish, and Welsh settlers (among others) in a language variety known as Cayman Creole. Cayman Creole is not a language of its own, but considered a variety of English. [1]
- Caymanians of Jamaican origin speak in their own vernacular- Jamaican Creole and Jamaican English.
- It is also quite commonplace to hear some residents converse in Spanish as many citizens have relocated from Latin America to work and live on Grand Cayman. Spanish speakers comprise approximately between 10 and 12% of the population and is predominantly of the Caribbean dialect.
- Tagalog is spoken by about 5% of inhabitants most of whom are Filipino residents on work permits. [2]
Word List(s)
Jamaican Creole or Patois
- Duffus, Lee R. Jamaicanisms : the Jamaican language from A to Z, a visitors' guide to native talk. Kingston, Jamaica: LRD Enterprises, 1983. Available at: WorldCat.
- List of Jamaican Patois words of African origin (Wikipedia)
- Useful Jamaican phrases (Omniglot)
Spanish
Tagalog
Alphabet and Pronunciation
Jamaican Creole
- Phonology (Wikipedia)
- Grammar (Wikipedia)
- Orthography-spelling system (Wikipedia)
- Jamaican Alphabet (Omniglot)
Spanish
Tagalog
Language Aids and Dictionaries
Jamaican Creole
- Jamaican Dictionary (Jamaicans.com)
- How to Speak Patois (Jamaican Patwah)
- 18 Jamaican Patois Phrases Translated to English (Jamaicans.com)
- 20 Essential Jamaican Patois Phrases Translated to English (Jamaicans.com)
- Patois Dictionary
- Cassidy, Frederic Gomes, and R.B. Le Page. Dictionary of Jamaican English. Cambridge: Cambridge Univ. Press, 2009. Available at: WorldCat.
Spanish
- Spanish Letter Writing Guide
- Spanish Handwriting Clarified
- Spanish to English Dictionary (Glosbe)
- Spanish Records Extraction Manual
- BYU Spanish Script Tutorial (BYUEdu)
Tagalog
Additional Resources
References
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Cayman Creole," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en-academic.com/dic.nsf/enwiki/992776#:~:text=Cayman%20Creole-,Cayman%20Creole,Creole%20does%20not%20have%20the%20status%20of%20an%20official%20language.,-ee%20also, accessed 3 September 2021.
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Cayman Islands," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cayman_Islands#:~:text=The%20official%20language,work%20permits.%5B48%5D, accessed 3 September 2021.