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Martinique

Languages

Description

French is the official language of Martinique which is spoken by most of the population. Most residents also speak Martinican Creole (Martinique Creole, Kréyol Mat'nik, Kreyòl), a form of Antillean Creole closely related to the varieties spoken in neighboring English-dominated islands of Saint Lucia and Dominica.

Word List(s)

French

• French Genealogical Word List
• French Word List
• Useful French phrases (Omniglot)

Martinican Creole or Kwéyòl

• Kweyol Language - words and phrases (VirtualDominica)
• Kweyol Language - flashcards (Quizlet)

Alphabet and Pronunciation

French

• French Language Consonants and Vowels (Wikipedia)
• French Language Alphabet (Wikipedia)
• French Alphabet and Pronunciation (Omniglot)

Martinican Creole or Kwéyòl

• Saint Lucian French Creole Phonology (Wikipedia)
• Saint Lucian Creole Alphabet and Pronunciation (Omniglot)

Language Aids and Dictionaries

French

• French Language
• French Handwriting
• English to French Dictionary (Glosbe)
• Learn French (duolingo)
• Learn French (Babbel)

Martinican Creole or Kwéyòl

• English to Saint Lucian Creole French Dictionary (Glosbe)
• Mondesir, Jones E, and Lawrence D Carrington. Dictionary of St. Lucian Creole. Part 1: Kwéyòl - English. Part 2: English - Kwéyòl. Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton, 2011. Available at: WorldCat.

Additional Resources

• Martinique (Britannica)
• Martinique (Wikitravel)