Trinidad and Tobago Languages

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Description[edit | edit source]

The official language for Trinidad and Tobago is English. [1] [2]
It is a variant of English called Trinidadian and Tobagonian Standard English.

The main spoken languages are

Other languages include:

  • Trinidadian Hindustani - also known as Trinidadian Bhojpuri, Trinidadian Hindi, Indian, Plantation Hindustani, or Gaon ke Bolee (Village Speech)
  • Spanish - increasing due to massive immigration of Venezuelans
  • Tamil - mostly spoken by remaining children of indentured Indian labourers
  • Chinese

The indigenous languages include:

  • Yao - on Trinidad
  • Karina - on Tobago
  • Cariban
  • Shebaya - extinct Arawakan language of Trinidad

Word List(s)[edit | edit source]

Alphabet and Pronunciation[edit | edit source]

Alphabet

Pronunciation

Language Aids and Dictionaries[edit | edit source]

Dictionaries

  • Baptiste, Rhona. Trini talk : a dictionary of words and proverbs of Trinidad & Tobago. Trinidad and Tobago: Douens Press, 2011. Available at: WorldCat.
  • Mendes, John. Côteʹ ci Côteʹ la : Trinidad and Tobago dictionary. Arima, Trinidad and Tobago: John Mendes, 1985. Available at: WorldCat.
  • WINER, LISE. Dictionary of the English/Creole of Trinidad & Tobago: On Historical Principles. n.p.: McGill-Queen's University Press, 2008. Available at: JSTOR.

Online Dictionaries

Language Aids

Additional Resources[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Demographics of Trinidad and Tobago," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Trinidad_and_Tobago#Language#:~:text=English%20and%20creoles, accessed 4 May 2023.
  2. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Trinidad and Tobago," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trinidad_and_Tobago#:~:text=English%20and%20English%20creoles, accessed 4 May 2023.


Hindi Language Resources[edit | edit source]

Some parts of Trinidad and Tobago speak Hindi. Below are online resources for the Hindi language.

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