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==Description== | ==Description== | ||
The official language of Cuba is '''Spanish''' or '''Cuban Spanish''', a form of Caribbean Spanish, | *The official language of Cuba is '''Spanish''' or '''Cuban Spanish''', a form of Caribbean Spanish, 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 | ||
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> | *Other languages spoken by immigrants include '''Galician''', people from Spain, 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)== | ||
'''Cuban Spanish''' | |||
*[https://omniglot.com/language/phrases/spanish.php Useful Spanish Phrases (Omiglot)] | |||
*'''Lucumí''' | |||
*[http://www.orishanet.org/?page_id=121 Basic Santería Vocabulary (orishanet)] | |||
'''Haitian Creole''' | '''Haitian Creole''' | ||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haitian_Creole#Lexicon Haitian Creole Vocabulary and Word Lists] | * [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] | * [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] | * [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] | * [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)] | ||
'''Galician''' | |||
*[https://omniglot.com/language/phrases/galician.php Useful phrases in Galician (Omiglot)] | |||
'''Corsican''' | |||
*[https://omniglot.com/language/phrases/corsican.php Useful phrases in Corsican (Omiglot)] | |||
==Alphabet and Pronunciation== | ==Alphabet and Pronunciation== | ||
'''Cuban Spanish''' | |||
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuban_Spanish Cuban Spanish Phonology (Wikipedia)] | |||
*[https://omniglot.com/writing/spanish.htm Spanish Alphabet and Pronunciation (Omiglot)] | |||
*'''Lucumí''' | |||
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucum%C3%AD_language Lucumí Language (Wikipedia)] | |||
'''Haitian Creole''' | '''Haitian Creole''' | ||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haitian_Creole#Orthography Haitian Creole Consonants and Vowels | * [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 | * [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.] | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haitian_Creole#Grammar Haitian Creole Grammar - Pronouns, Articles, Verbs, etc. (Wikipedia)] | ||
'''Galician''' | |||
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galician_phonology Galician Phonology (Wikipedia)] | |||
*[https://omniglot.com/writing/galician.htm Galician Alphabet and Pronunciation (Omiglot)] | |||
'''Corsican''' | |||
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corsican_alphabet Corsican Alphabet (Wikipedia)] | |||
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corsican_language#Phonology Corsican Phonology (Wikipedia)] | |||
*[https://omniglot.com/writing/corsican.htm Corsican Alphabet and Pronunciation (Omiglot)] | |||
==Language Aids and Dictionaries== | ==Language Aids and Dictionaries== | ||
'''Cuban Spanish''' | |||
*'''Lucumí''' | |||
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoruba_language Yoruba language (Wikipedia)] | |||
*[https://omniglot.com/songs/bcc/cuban.php Cuban Lucumi Chants (Omiglot)] | |||
*[https://glosbe.com/en/luq English to Lucumi Dictionary (Glosbe)] | |||
'''Haitian Creole''' | '''Haitian Creole''' | ||
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110510104004/http://www.haiti-reference.com/creole/diction/index.php Haitian Creole-English Dictionary (Haiti-Reference)] | *[https://glosbe.com/en/ht English to Haitian Dictionary (Glosbe)] | ||
* [https://www.bing.com/translator/ Translator Haitian Creole to English (Microsoft Bing)] | *[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''' | |||
*[https://glosbe.com/en/gl English to Galician Dictionary (Glosbe)] | |||
*[http://mylanguages.org/learn_galician.php Learn Galician (My Languages)] | |||
*[https://utalk.com/en/store/galician Learn Galician (uTalk)] | |||
'''Corsican''' | |||
*[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://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.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Yoruba_People Yoruba People (New World Encyclopedia)] | |||
*[https://www.jstor.org/stable/410168 Comparative Notes on Yoruba and Lucumí (JSTOR)] | |||
== References == | == References == | ||