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==Description== | ==Description== | ||
The languages spoken on Sint Maarten are: <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Sint Maarten," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sint_Maarten#:~:text=Languages%20of%20Sint%20Maarten, accessed 16 Dec 2022.</ref> | The languages spoken on Sint Maarten are: <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Sint Maarten," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sint_Maarten#:~:text=Languages%20of%20Sint%20Maarten, accessed 16 Dec 2022.</ref> | ||
* '''English''' - 67.5% of population | * '''English''' - 67.5% of population - the everyday language and the first language of native Sint Maarteners. | ||
* '''Spanish''' - 12.9% of population | * '''Spanish''' - 12.9% of population | ||
* '''Creole''' - 8.2% of population | * '''Creole''' - 8.2% of population - a local variety of Virgin Islands Creole is spoken in informal situations between individuals. | ||
* '''French''' - 6.6% of population | * '''French''' - 6.6% of population | ||
* '''Dutch''' - 4.2% of population | * '''Dutch''' - 4.2% of population - most learn Dutch as a second language and only used between other Dutch speakers. Used when communicating with the Dutch government. | ||
* '''Papiamento''' - 1.5% of population | * '''Papiamento''' - 1.5% of population - [[Sint Eustatius Languages|Resources for the Papiamento Language]] | ||
==Word List(s)== | ==Word List(s)== | ||
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Description[edit | edit source]
The languages spoken on Sint Maarten are: [1]
- English - 67.5% of population - the everyday language and the first language of native Sint Maarteners.
- Spanish - 12.9% of population
- Creole - 8.2% of population - a local variety of Virgin Islands Creole is spoken in informal situations between individuals.
- French - 6.6% of population
- Dutch - 4.2% of population - most learn Dutch as a second language and only used between other Dutch speakers. Used when communicating with the Dutch government.
- Papiamento - 1.5% of population - Resources for the Papiamento Language
Word List(s)[edit | edit source]
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Alphabet
Pronunciation
Language Aids and Dictionaries[edit | edit source]
Dictionaries
Online Dictionaries
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Additional Resources[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Sint Maarten," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sint_Maarten#:~:text=Languages%20of%20Sint%20Maarten, accessed 16 Dec 2022.