Cuba Languages

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Description

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.

Word List(s)

Haitian Creole

• Haitian Creole Vocabulary and Word Lists
• Haitian Creole Word List - People
• Haitian Creole Word List - Family
• Haitian Creole Word List - Days of the Week and Months of the Year

Alphabet and Pronunciation

Haitian Creole

• Haitian Creole Consonants and Vowels - Wikipedia
• Haitian Creole Numbers - Wikipedia
• Haitian Creole Grammar - Pronouns, Articles, Verbs, etc.

Language Aids and Dictionaries

Haitian Creole

• Haitian Creole-English Dictionary (Haiti-Reference)
• Translator Haitian Creole to English (Microsoft Bing)