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Official Language Country Creole Other Languages

English

Anguilla English – Based Creole

Antigua and Barbuda English – Based Creole

Bahamas English – Based Creole

Barbados -

Belize English – Based Creole,

Garifuna – Spanish

Based Creole

Mayan, Spanish

Bermuda -British Virgin slands English – Based Creole

! "omini#a English – Based Creole, 

$%&y'l – (ren#h based

Creole

Grenada English – Based Creole

Guyana English – Based Creole,

Berbi#e "ut#h Creole

Bho)puri, Ara%a##an,

Cariban, *arruan

+amai#a atois

Montserrat English – Based Creole

St $itts , .e/is English – Based Creole

! St 0u#ia English – Based Creole,

$%&y'l - (ren#h based

Creole

St Vin#ent and 1he

Grenadines

English – Based Creole

1rinidad and 1obago English – Based Creole,

atois

Bho)puri, 2industani,

Spanish

1ur3s And Cai#os

"ut#h

Aruba, Bonaire, Cura#ao 4apiamento5u6 Spanish, English

St Maarten (ren#h – 7ffi#ial0anguage

apiamento5u64, English

Suriname Sarama##an, .d)u3a,

Sranan

Bho)puri, 8rdu, +a/anese

(ren#h

Guadeloupe $%&y'l

2aiti – 9st #ountry to

ma3e Creole an 7ffi#ial

0anguage

$%&y'l – 7ffi#ial

0anguage

Martini:ue $%&y'l

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Spanish

Cuba 0u#imi

"omini#an ;epubli#

uerto ;i#o English

! "omini#a & St 0u#ia ha/e English as their 7ffi#ial 0anguage, but spea3 (ren#h based Creole- $%&y'l

4apiamento5u6 is used in s#hools and go/ernment