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Description

The official language for Trinidad and Tobago is English.
^[1] ^[2] It is a variant of English called Trinidadian and Tobagonian Standard English.

The main spoken languages are

Other languages include:

Trinidadian Hindustani - also known as Trinidadian Bhojpuri, Trinidadian Hindi, Indian, Plantation Hindustani, or Gaon ke Bolee (Village Speech)
Spanish
Tamil
Chinese

The indigenous languages include:

Alphabet

Pronunciation

Dictionaries

Online Dictionaries

Language Aids

↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Demographics of Trinidad and Tobago," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Trinidad_and_Tobago#Language#:~:text=English%20and%20creoles, accessed 4 May 2023.
↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Trinidad and Tobago," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trinidad_and_Tobago#:~:text=English%20and%20English%20creoles, accessed 4 May 2023.

Some parts of Trinidad and Tobago speak Hindi. Below are online resources for the Hindi language.