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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

Alphabet and Pronunciation[edit | edit source]

Haitian Creole

Language Aids and Dictionaries[edit | edit source]

Haitian Creole

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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.

[1] 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.

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