Saba Languages
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Description[edit | edit source]
The official languages on Saba are:
- English - the principal language spoken and the sole medium of instruction in schools.
- Dutch - spoken by 32% of the population.
Saban English, a form of Virgin Islands Creole English, is a local vernacular. It is a decreolized variety.
Word List(s)[edit | edit source]
- Dutch Genealogical Word List
- Useful Dutch phrases - Omniglot
- Family words in Dutch - Omniglot
- 1000 most common words in Dutch - LearnDutch
Alphabet and Pronunciation[edit | edit source]
Alphabet
- Dutch alphabet - Omniglot
Pronunciation
- Dutch pronunciation - Omniglot
- Dutch pronunciation dictionary - Forvo
Language Aids and Dictionaries[edit | edit source]
Dictionaries
- Theodore R Johnson, Carolyn Myrick & Stacey Simmons, A lee chip : a dictionary & study of Saban English, NC State University, 2016 - Available at WorldCat
- Gerdi Quist & Dennis Strik, Essential Dutch dictionary : Dutch-English/English-Dutch dictionary, London : Hodder Education, 2010 - Available at WorldCat
- Fernand Gabriel Renier, Dutch dictionary : Dutch-English English-Dutch, London : Routledge, 1997 - Available at WorldCat
Online Dictionaries
- Dictionary Dutch - English - Glosbe
Language Aids
- Henry R Stern, Essential Dutch Grammar, Dover Publications, 2012 - Available at WorldCat
- Gerdi Quist & Dennis Strik, Beginner's Dutch grammar, London : Hodder Headline, 2002 - Available at WorldCat
Additional Resources[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
Despite the island's Dutch affiliation, English is the principal language spoken on the island and has been used in its school system since 1986.