Cuba Languages

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Description

• The official language of Cuba is Spanish or Cuban Spanish, a form of Caribbean Spanish , that the vast majority of Cubans speak.
• 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, people from Spain, and Corsican.

Word List(s)

Cuban Spanish

• Spanish Genealogical Word List
• Useful Spanish Phrases (Omiglot)
• 20 Cuban Slang Words (Homeschool Spanish Academy)
• 7 Spanish Sayings to Take with you to Cuba (InsightCuba)

Lucumí

• Basic Santería Vocabulary (orishanet)

Haitian Creole

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

Galician

• Useful phrases in Galician (Omiglot)
• Galician Phrasebook (Wikivoyage)

Corsican

• Useful phrases in Corsican (Omiglot)
• Corsican Phrasebook (Wikivoyage)

Alphabet and Pronunciation

Cuban Spanish

• Cuban Spanish Phonology (Wikipedia)
• Spanish Alphabet and Pronunciation (Omiglot)
• Caribbean Spanish Phonology (Wikipedia)

Lucumí

• Lucumí Language (Wikipedia)

Haitian Creole

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

Galician

• Galician Phonology (Wikipedia)
• Galician Alphabet and Pronunciation (Omiglot)

Corsican

• Corsican Alphabet (Wikipedia)
• Corsican Phonology (Wikipedia)
• Corsican Alphabet and Pronunciation (Omiglot)

Language Aids and Dictionaries

Cuban Spanish

• Dictionary English to Spanish Dictionary (Glosbe)
• Spanish Records Extraction Manual
• Spanish Letter Writing Guide
• Cuban Spanish (WorldCat)
• Quick guide to Cuban Spanish (WorldCat)

Lucumí

• Yoruba language (Wikipedia)
• Cuban Lucumi Chants (Omiglot)
• English to Lucumi Dictionary (Glosbe)

Haitian Creole

• English to Haitian Dictionary (Glosbe)
• Haitian Creole-English Dictionary (Haiti-Reference)
• Translator Haitian Creole to English (Microsoft Bing)
• Start Learning Haitian Creole (Mango)

Galician

• English to Galician Dictionary (Glosbe)
• Learn Galician (My Languages)
• Learn Galician (uTalk)

Corsican

• English to Corsican Dictionary (Glosbe)
• Learn Corsican (Bonifacio)
• Learn Corsican (cudoo)

Additional Resources

• Languages of Cuba (Britannica)
• Yoruba People (New World Encyclopedia)
• Comparative Notes on Yoruba and Lucumí (JSTOR)