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==Description== | ==Description== | ||
*The official language of Cuba is '''Spanish''' or '''Cuban Spanish''', a form of Caribbean Spanish, that the vast majority of Cubans speak. | *The official language of Cuba is '''Spanish''' or '''Cuban Spanish''', a form of Caribbean Spanish <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Caribbean Spanish," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caribbean_Spanish, accessed 6 September 2021.</ref> , that the vast majority of Cubans speak. | ||
*'''Lucumí''', a dialect of the West African language Yoruba, is used for religious purposes and so only as a second language. | *'''Lucumí''', a dialect of the West African language Yoruba, is used for religious purposes and so only as a second language. | ||
*'''Haitian Creole''' is the second most spoken language in Cuba, and is spoken by Haitian immigrants and their descendants | *'''Haitian Creole''' is the second most spoken language in Cuba, and is spoken by Haitian immigrants and their descendants | ||
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==Word List(s)== | ==Word List(s)== | ||
'''Cuban Spanish''' | '''Cuban Spanish''' | ||
*[[Spanish Genealogical Word List]] | |||
*[https://omniglot.com/language/phrases/spanish.php Useful Spanish Phrases (Omiglot)] | *[https://omniglot.com/language/phrases/spanish.php Useful Spanish Phrases (Omiglot)] | ||
*[https://www.spanish.academy/blog/20-cuban-slang-words-that-will-make-you-sound-native/ 20 Cuban Slang Words (Homeschool Spanish Academy)] | |||
*[https://insightcuba.com/blog/2017/05/21/7-spanish-sayings-take-you-cuba 7 Spanish Sayings to Take with you to Cuba (InsightCuba)] | |||
'''Lucumí''' | |||
*[http://www.orishanet.org/?page_id=121 Basic Santería Vocabulary (orishanet)] | *[http://www.orishanet.org/?page_id=121 Basic Santería Vocabulary (orishanet)] | ||
'''Haitian Creole''' | '''Haitian Creole''' | ||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haitian_Creole#Lexicon Haitian Creole Vocabulary and Word Lists (Wikipedia)] | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haitian_Creole#Lexicon Haitian Creole Vocabulary and Word Lists (Wikipedia)] | ||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haitian_Creole_vocabulary#People Haitian Creole Word List - People (Wikipedia)] | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haitian_Creole_vocabulary#People Haitian Creole Word List - People (Wikipedia)] | ||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haitian_Creole_vocabulary#Family Haitian Creole Word List - Family (Wikipedia)] | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haitian_Creole_vocabulary#Family Haitian Creole Word List - Family (Wikipedia)] | ||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haitian_Creole_vocabulary#Days_of_the_week Haitian Creole Word List - Days of the Week and Months of the Year (Wikipedia)] | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haitian_Creole_vocabulary#Days_of_the_week Haitian Creole Word List - Days of the Week and Months of the Year (Wikipedia)] | ||
'''Galician''' | '''Galician''' | ||
*[https://omniglot.com/language/phrases/galician.php Useful phrases in Galician (Omiglot)] | *[https://omniglot.com/language/phrases/galician.php Useful phrases in Galician (Omiglot)] | ||
*[https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Galician_phrasebook Galician Phrasebook (Wikivoyage)] | |||
'''Corsican''' | '''Corsican''' | ||
*[https://omniglot.com/language/phrases/corsican.php Useful phrases in Corsican (Omiglot)] | *[https://omniglot.com/language/phrases/corsican.php Useful phrases in Corsican (Omiglot)] | ||
*[https://wikitravel.org/en/Corsican_phrasebook Corsican Phrasebook (Wikivoyage)] | |||
==Alphabet and Pronunciation== | ==Alphabet and Pronunciation== | ||
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuban_Spanish Cuban Spanish Phonology (Wikipedia)] | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuban_Spanish Cuban Spanish Phonology (Wikipedia)] | ||
*[https://omniglot.com/writing/spanish.htm Spanish Alphabet and Pronunciation (Omiglot)] | *[https://omniglot.com/writing/spanish.htm Spanish Alphabet and Pronunciation (Omiglot)] | ||
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caribbean_Spanish#Phonology Caribbean Spanish Phonology (Wikipedia)] | |||
'''Lucumí''' | |||
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucum%C3%AD_language Lucumí Language (Wikipedia)] | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucum%C3%AD_language Lucumí Language (Wikipedia)] | ||
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corsican_language#Phonology Corsican Phonology (Wikipedia)] | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corsican_language#Phonology Corsican Phonology (Wikipedia)] | ||
*[https://omniglot.com/writing/corsican.htm Corsican Alphabet and Pronunciation (Omiglot)] | *[https://omniglot.com/writing/corsican.htm Corsican Alphabet and Pronunciation (Omiglot)] | ||
==Language Aids and Dictionaries== | ==Language Aids and Dictionaries== | ||
'''Cuban Spanish''' | '''Cuban Spanish''' | ||
*[https://glosbe.com/en/es Dictionary English to Spanish Dictionary (Glosbe)] | |||
*[[Spanish Records Extraction Manual]] | |||
*[[Spanish Letter Writing Guide]] | |||
*[https://www.worldcat.org/title/cuban-spanish/oclc/1052553267&referer=brief_results Cuban Spanish (WorldCat)] | |||
*[https://www.worldcat.org/title/quick-guide-to-cuban-spanish/oclc/900606136&referer=brief_results Quick guide to Cuban Spanish (WorldCat)] | |||
'''Lucumí''' | |||
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoruba_language Yoruba language (Wikipedia)] | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoruba_language Yoruba language (Wikipedia)] | ||
*[https://omniglot.com/songs/bcc/cuban.php Cuban Lucumi Chants (Omiglot)] | *[https://omniglot.com/songs/bcc/cuban.php Cuban Lucumi Chants (Omiglot)] | ||