Bajan Creole
English-based creole of Barbados / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Bajan /ˈbeɪdʒən/, or Bajan Creole, is an English-based creole language with African and British influences spoken on the Caribbean island of Barbados. Bajan is primarily a spoken language, meaning that in general, standard English is used in print, in the media, in the judicial system, in government, and in day-to-day business, while Bajan is reserved for less formal situations, in music, or in social commentary. Ethnologue reports that, as of 2018, 30,000 Barbadians were native English speakers, while 260,000 natively spoke Bajan.
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Bajan | |
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Native to | Barbados |
Native speakers | 260,000 (2018)[1] |
English Creole
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | bjs |
Glottolog | baja1265 |
Linguasphere | 52-ABB-ar |
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