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==Description== | |||
The population of the Dominican Republic speak mostly [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_language '''Spanish'''].<br> | |||
The local variant of Spanish is called '''Dominican Spanish''':<br> | |||
* It closely resembles other Spanish vernaculars in the Caribbean.<br> | |||
* It has similarities to Canarian Spanish.<br> | |||
* It has influences from African languages.<br> | |||
* It borrowed words from indigenous Caribbean languages particular to the island of Hispaniola.<br> | |||
'''English''' and '''French''' are mandatory foreign languages in both private and public schools.<br> | |||
Some private educational institutes provide teaching in other languages, including '''Italian''', '''Japanese''', and '''Mandarin'''.<br> | |||
'''Haitian Creole''' is the largest minority language in the Dominican Republic and is spoken by Haitian immigrants and their descendants. <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Dominican Republic," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominican_Republic#Languages, accessed 16 May 2023.</ref> | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
|+ Mother tongue of the Dominican population, 1950 Census <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Dominican Republic," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominican_Republic#Languages, accessed 16 May 2023.</ref> | |||
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! Language !! Total % !! Urban !! Rural | |||
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| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_language '''Spanish'''] || 98.00 || 97.82 || 98.06 | |||
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| French || 1.19 || 0.39 || 1.44 | |||
|- | |||
| English || 0.57 || 0.96 || 0.45 | |||
|- | |||
| Arabic || 0.09 || 0.35 || 0.01 | |||
|- | |||
| Italian || 0.03 || 0.10 || 0.006 | |||
|- | |||
| Other language || 0.12 || 0.35 || 0.04 | |||
|} | |||
==Word List(s)== | |||
'''Spanish''' | |||
*[[Spanish Genealogical Word List|Spanish Genealogical Word List]] | |||
*[https://www.omniglot.com/language/phrases/spanish.php Useful Spanish phrases (Omniglot)] | |||
==Alphabet and Pronunciation== | |||
'''Spanish''' | |||
*[https://www.omniglot.com/writing/spanish.htm Spanish Alphabet and Pronunciation (Omniglot)] | |||
*[https://forvo.com/search/Spanish/ Spanish Pronunciation Dictionary (Forvo)] | |||
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_grammar Spanish grammar (Wikipedia)] | |||
==Language Aids and Dictionaries== | |||
'''Spanish''' | |||
*[[Spanish Letter Writing Guide]] | |||
*[[Spanish Handwriting Clarified]] | |||
*[https://www.duolingo.com/course/es/en/Learn-Spanish Learn Spanish (duolingo)] | |||
*[https://www.lexilogos.com/english/spanish_dictionary.htm Spanish dictionary (Lexilogos)] | |||
*[https://glosbe.com/en/es English to Spanish Dictionary (Glosbe)] | |||
*[https://script.byu.edu/Pages/the-spanish-documents-pages/the-spanish-documents(english) The Spanish Script Tutorial (byu.ed)] | |||
==Additional Resources== | |||
==References== | |||
[[Category:Dominican Republic]] | [[Category:Dominican Republic]] | ||