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'''English''' is the country's official language but the main spoken language is either of two creole languages: '''Grenadian Creole English''' and, less frequently, '''Grenadian Creole French or 'patois'''' which reflects the African, European, and native heritage of the nation. The creoles contain elements from a variety of African languages, French and English. Grenadian Creole French is mainly spoken in smaller rural area. | |||
Some Hindi/Bhojpuri terms are still spoken amongst the Indo-Grenadian community descendants. <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Grenada," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grenada#Languages, accessed 20 March 2021.</ref> | |||
'''Grenadian Creole English'''- Grenadian Creole English is a Creole language spoken in Grenada. It is a member of the Southern branch of English-based Eastern Atlantic Creoles. It is the common vernacular and the native language of nearly all inhabitants of Grenada, or approximately 89,000 native speakers in 2001. <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Grenadian Creole English," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grenadian_Creole_English, accessed 20 March 2021.</ref> | |||
'''Grenadian Creole French or 'patois'''' - Grenadian Creole is a variety of Antillean Creole. In Grenada and among Grenadians, it is referred to as Patois. <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Grenadian Creole French," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grenadian_Creole_French, accessed 20 March 2021.</ref> | |||
==Word List(s)== | ==Word List(s)== | ||