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A regional variant of English referred to locally as '''Bajan''' is spoken by most Barbadians in everyday life especially in informal settings, in music, or in social commentary. In its full-fledged form, Bajan sounds markedly different from the Standard English heard on the island. The degree of intelligibility between Bajan and general English depends on the level of creolised vocabulary and idioms. A Bajan speaker may be completely unintelligible to an English speaker from another country. Bajan is influenced by other Caribbean English dialects. <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Demographics of Barbados," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Barbados#Languages, accessed 29 January 2021.</ref> | A regional variant of English referred to locally as '''Bajan''' is spoken by most Barbadians in everyday life especially in informal settings, in music, or in social commentary. In its full-fledged form, Bajan sounds markedly different from the Standard English heard on the island. The degree of intelligibility between Bajan and general English depends on the level of creolised vocabulary and idioms. A Bajan speaker may be completely unintelligible to an English speaker from another country. Bajan is influenced by other Caribbean English dialects. <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Demographics of Barbados," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Barbados#Languages, accessed 29 January 2021.</ref> | ||
*''Bajan or Barbadian Creole'' - English-based creole language with African and British influences spoken on the Caribbean island of Barbados. Around 1,000 people use English as their main language and 286,000 use Bajan as their main language. <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Bajan Creole," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bajan_Creole, accessed 29 January 2021.</ref> | *'''''Bajan or Barbadian Creole''''' - English-based creole language with African and British influences spoken on the Caribbean island of Barbados. Around 1,000 people use English as their main language and 286,000 use Bajan as their main language. <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Bajan Creole," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bajan_Creole, accessed 29 January 2021.</ref> | ||
*There was no indigenous language on Barbados | |||
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