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==Description==
==Description==
*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.  
*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.  
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*[[Spanish Records Extraction Manual]]
*[[Spanish Records Extraction Manual]]
*[[Spanish Letter Writing Guide]]
*[[Spanish Letter Writing Guide]]
*[https://www.worldcat.org/title/cuban-spanish/oclc/1052553267&referer=brief_results Cuban Spanish (WorldCat)]
* Romey, Jared. ''Quick guide to Cuban Spanish.'' San Juan, Puerto Rico: Language Babel, Inc., 2014. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/900606136 WorldCat].
*[https://www.worldcat.org/title/quick-guide-to-cuban-spanish/oclc/900606136&referer=brief_results Quick guide to Cuban Spanish (WorldCat)]
* Rubio-Longin, Ilse and Shannon Hogan Cottin-Bizonne. ''Cuban Spanish.'' France: Assimil, 2017. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/1052553267 WorldCat].


'''Lucumí'''
'''Lucumí'''
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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)]
*[https://mangolanguages.com/available-languages/learn-haitian-creole/ Start Learning Haitian Creole (Mango)]


'''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)]


==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)]
*Olmsted, David L. '''''Comparative Notes on Yoruba and Lucumí.''''' Linguistic Society of America 1953. [https://www.jstor.org/stable/410168 Available at JSTOR]


== References  ==
== References  ==

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Description

  • The official language of Cuba is Spanish or Cuban Spanish, a form of Caribbean Spanish [1] , 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.
  • Haitian Creole is the second most spoken language in Cuba, and is spoken by Haitian immigrants and their descendants
  • Other languages spoken by immigrants include Galician, people from Spain, and Corsican. [2]

Word List(s)

Cuban Spanish

Lucumí

Haitian Creole

Galician

Corsican

Alphabet and Pronunciation

Cuban Spanish

Lucumí

Haitian Creole

Galician

Corsican

Language Aids and Dictionaries

Cuban Spanish

Lucumí

Haitian Creole

Galician

Corsican

Additional Resources

References

  1. Wikipedia contributors, "Caribbean Spanish," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caribbean_Spanish, accessed 6 September 2021.
  2. Wikipedia contributors, "Cuba," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuba#:~:text=The%20official%20language,and%20Corsican.%5B332%5D, accessed 4 September 2021.