Caribbean English
Caribbean English is a dialect of the English language spoken in the Caribbean. In the Caribbean, there is a great deal of variation in the way English is spoken. Examples of the English in daily use in the Caribbean include a reduced set of pronouns, typically, me, we, he, she, and they (pronounced "day" or "deh"). A simple statement, "I don't know" could be stated, "Me na' know" in the case of Jamaica. "I ain' know" in the case of Barbados, or "Me eh' know" in Trinidad and Tobago. Caribbean countries where English is an official language or where English-based Creoles are widespread include: AnguillaAntigua and BarbudaThe BahamasBarbadosBelizeBritish Virgin IslandsCayman IslandsCosta RicaDominicaGrenadaGuyanaJamaica¹MontserratNetherlands Antilles (St. Maarten, Saba, St. Eustatius)NicaraguaPanamaSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesTrinidad and TobagoTurks and Caicos IslandsUS Virgin Islands
American English is used as a second language in Puerto Rico.
See alsoBajanBermudian EnglishJamaican English
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