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==Description== | ==Description== | ||
The official language of Cuba is '''Spanish''' or '''Cuban Spanish''', a form of Caribbean Spanish, and the vast majority of Cubans speak it. | |||
'''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''' and '''Corsican'''. <ref>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.</ref> | |||
==Word List(s)== | ==Word List(s)== | ||
'''Haitian Creole''' | |||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haitian_Creole#Lexicon Haitian Creole Vocabulary and Word Lists] | |||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haitian_Creole_vocabulary#People Haitian Creole Word List - People] | |||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haitian_Creole_vocabulary#Family Haitian Creole Word List - Family] | |||
* [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] | |||
==Alphabet and Pronunciation== | ==Alphabet and Pronunciation== | ||
'''Haitian Creole''' | |||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haitian_Creole#Orthography Haitian Creole Consonants and Vowels - Wikipedia] | |||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haitian_Creole_vocabulary#Numbers Haitian Creole Numbers - Wikipedia] | |||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haitian_Creole#Grammar Haitian Creole Grammar - Pronouns, Articles, Verbs, etc.] | |||
==Language Aids and Dictionaries== | ==Language Aids and Dictionaries== | ||
'''Haitian Creole''' | |||
* [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)] | |||
==Additional Resources== | ==Additional Resources== | ||
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Description[edit | edit source]
The official language of Cuba is Spanish or Cuban Spanish, a form of Caribbean Spanish, and the vast majority of Cubans speak it. 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 and Corsican. [1]
Word List(s)[edit | edit source]
Haitian Creole
- Haitian Creole Vocabulary and Word Lists
- Haitian Creole Word List - People
- Haitian Creole Word List - Family
- Haitian Creole Word List - Days of the Week and Months of the Year
Alphabet and Pronunciation[edit | edit source]
Haitian Creole
- Haitian Creole Consonants and Vowels - Wikipedia
- Haitian Creole Numbers - Wikipedia
- Haitian Creole Grammar - Pronouns, Articles, Verbs, etc.
Language Aids and Dictionaries[edit | edit source]
Haitian Creole
- Haitian Creole-English Dictionary (Haiti-Reference)
- Translator Haitian Creole to English (Microsoft Bing)
Additional Resources[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 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.