Cuba Languages

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Description[edit | edit source]

  • The official language of Cuba is Spanish or Cuban Spanish, a form of Caribbean Spanish [1] , 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. [2]

Word List(s)[edit | edit source]

Cuban Spanish

Lucumí

Haitian Creole

Galician

Corsican

Alphabet and Pronunciation[edit | edit source]

Cuban Spanish

Lucumí

Haitian Creole

Galician

Corsican

Language Aids and Dictionaries[edit | edit source]

Cuban Spanish

Lucumí

Haitian Creole

Galician

Corsican

Additional Resources[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Caribbean Spanish," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caribbean_Spanish, accessed 6 September 2021.
  2. ↑ 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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