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==Description== | ==Description== | ||
The official language of the Cayman Islands is '''English''' (90%). | 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'''. | *Islanders' accents retain elements passed down from English, Scottish, and Welsh settlers (among others) in a language variety known as '''Cayman Creole'''. | ||
*Caymanians of Jamaican origin speak in their own vernacular- '''Jamaican Creole and Jamaican English'''. | *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. | *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. | ||
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==Word List(s)== | ==Word List(s)== | ||
==Alphabet and Pronunciation== | ==Alphabet and Pronunciation== | ||
==Language Aids and Dictionaries== | ==Language Aids and Dictionaries== | ||
==Additional Resources== | ==Additional Resources== | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
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Description[edit | edit source]
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.
- 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. [1]
Word List(s)[edit | edit source]
Alphabet and Pronunciation[edit | edit source]
Language Aids and Dictionaries[edit | edit source]
Additional Resources[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 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.