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| ==Description==
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| The official languages on Saba are:
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| * '''English''' - the principal language spoken and the sole medium of instruction in schools.
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| * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_language '''Dutch'''] - spoken by 32% of the population.
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| Saban English, a form of Virgin Islands Creole English, is a local vernacular. It is a decreolized variety.
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| ==Word List(s)==
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| * [[Dutch Genealogical Word List]]
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| * [https://www.omniglot.com/language/phrases/dutch.php Useful Dutch phrases] - Omniglot
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| * [https://www.omniglot.com/language/kinship/dutch.htm Family words in Dutch] - Omniglot
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| * [https://www.learndutch.org/courses/dutch-vocabulary-beginners/ 1000 most common words in Dutch] - LearnDutch
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| ==Alphabet and Pronunciation==
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| '''Alphabet'''
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| * [https://omniglot.com/writing/dutch.htm#:~:text=Dutch%20alphabet Dutch alphabet] - Omniglot
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| '''Pronunciation'''
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| * [https://omniglot.com/writing/dutch.htm#:~:text=Dutch%20pronunciation Dutch pronunciation] - Omniglot
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| * [https://forvo.com/languages/nl/ Dutch pronunciation dictionary] - Forvo
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| ==Language Aids and Dictionaries==
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| '''Dictionaries'''
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| * Johnson, Theodore R. ''A lee chip : a dictionary & study of Saban English.'' Raleigh: NC State University, 2016. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/956923449 WorldCat].
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| * Quist, Gerdi and Dennis Strik. ''Essential Dutch dictionary : Dutch-English/English-Dutch dictionary.'' London: Hodder Education, 2010. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/811402778 WorldCat].
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| * Renier, Fernand Gabriel. ''Dutch dictionary : Dutch-English English-Dutch.'' London: Routledge, 1997. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/263537560 WorldCat].
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| '''Online Dictionaries'''
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| * [https://glosbe.com/nl/en Dictionary Dutch - English] - Glosbe
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| '''Language Aids'''
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| * Stern, Henry R. ''Essential Dutch Grammar.'' n.p.: Dover Publications, 2012. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/868275155 WorldCat].
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| * Quist, Gerdi and Dennis Strik. ''Beginner's Dutch grammar.'' London: Hodder Headline, 2002. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/223423428 WorldCat].
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| ==Additional Resources==
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| == References ==
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| Despite the island's Dutch affiliation, English is the principal language spoken on the island and has been used in its school system since 1986. | | Despite the island's Dutch affiliation, English is the principal language spoken on the island and has been used in its school system since 1986. |
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