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| | link1=[[Cuba Genealogy|Cuba]] | | | link1=[[Cuba Genealogy|Cuba]] |
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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)] |
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| *'''Lucumí'''
| | '''Lucumí''' |
| *[http://www.orishanet.org/?page_id=121 Basic Santería Vocabulary (orishanet)] | | *[http://www.orishanet.org/?page_id=121 Basic Santería Vocabulary (orishanet)] |
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| '''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)] |
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| '''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)] |
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| '''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)] |
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| ==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)] |
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| *'''Lucumí'''
| | '''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)] |
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| ==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]] |
| | * Romey, Jared. ''Quick guide to Cuban Spanish.'' San Juan, Puerto Rico: Language Babel, Inc., 2014. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/900606136 WorldCat]. |
| | * Rubio-Longin, Ilse and Shannon Hogan Cottin-Bizonne. ''Cuban Spanish.'' France: Assimil, 2017. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/1052553267 WorldCat]. |
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| *'''Lucumí'''
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| *[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)] |
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| *[https://glosbe.com/en/ht English to Haitian Dictionary (Glosbe)] | | *[https://glosbe.com/en/ht English to Haitian Dictionary (Glosbe)] |
| *[https://web.archive.org/web/20110510104004/http://www.haiti-reference.com/creole/diction/index.php Haitian Creole-English Dictionary (Haiti-Reference)] | | *[https://web.archive.org/web/20110510104004/http://www.haiti-reference.com/creole/diction/index.php Haitian Creole-English Dictionary (Haiti-Reference)] |
| *[https://www.bing.com/translator/ Translator Haitian Creole to English (Microsoft Bing)]
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| *[https://mangolanguages.com/available-languages/learn-haitian-creole/ Start Learning Haitian Creole (Mango)]
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| '''Galician''' | | '''Galician''' |
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| *[https://glosbe.com/en/co English to Corsican Dictionary (Glosbe)] | | *[https://glosbe.com/en/co English to Corsican Dictionary (Glosbe)] |
| *[https://www.bonifacio.co.uk/visite-decouverte/we-teach-you-corsica/ Learn Corsican (Bonifacio)] | | *[https://www.bonifacio.co.uk/visite-decouverte/we-teach-you-corsica/ Learn Corsican (Bonifacio)] |
| *[https://cudoo.com/products/languages/corsican/learn-corsican-online-level-1/ Learn Corsican (cudoo)]
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| ==Additional Resources== | | ==Additional Resources== |
| *[https://www.britannica.com/place/Cuba/Languages Languages of Cuba (Britannica)] | | *[https://www.britannica.com/place/Cuba/Languages Languages of Cuba (Britannica)] |
| *[https://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Yoruba_People Yoruba People (New World Encyclopedia)] | | *[https://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Yoruba_People Yoruba People (New World Encyclopedia)] |
| *[https://www.jstor.org/stable/410168 Comparative Notes on Yoruba and Lucumí (JSTOR)]
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| == References == | | == References == |