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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 - increasing due to massive immigration of Venezuelans
- Tamil - mostly spoken by remaining children of indentured Indian labourers
- Chinese
The indigenous languages include:
- Yao - on Trinidad
- Karina - on Tobago
- Cariban
- Shebaya - extinct Arawakan language of Trinidad
Word List(s)
- Trinidadian Creole phrases - Wikipedia
- Trinidadian Creole words and phrases - MyGuidetoTrinidadandTobago
Alphabet and Pronunciation
Alphabet
- Dominican Creole - Omniglot
- Saint Lucian Creole - Omniglot
- Trinidadian Creole vowels and consonants - Wikipedia
Pronunciation
- Tobagonian creole english Pronunciation - Polyglot
- Trinidadian creole english Pronunciation - Polyglot
Language Aids and Dictionaries
Dictionaries
- Baptiste, Rhona. Trini talk : a dictionary of words and proverbs of Trinidad & Tobago. Trinidad and Tobago: Douens Press, 2011. Available at: WorldCat.
- Mendes, John. Côteʹ ci Côteʹ la : Trinidad and Tobago dictionary. Arima, Trinidad and Tobago: John Mendes, 1985. Available at: WorldCat.
- WINER, LISE. Dictionary of the English/Creole of Trinidad & Tobago: On Historical Principles. n.p.: McGill-Queen's University Press, 2008. Available at: JSTOR.
Online Dictionaries
- Dictionary English - Trinidadian Creole English - Glosbe
- Dictionary Trinidadian Creole English - English - Glosbe
- Dictionary English - Caribbean Hindustani - Glosbe
- Dictionary Tamil - English - Glosbe
- Dictionary English - Yao - Glosbe
Language Aids
Additional Resources
References
- ↑ 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.
Hindi Language Resources
Some parts of Trinidad and Tobago speak Hindi. Below are online resources for the Hindi language.