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Anguilla
Summary
Official Name
Population
14,900
Principal Languages
English
Literacy Rate
95% (1994 UNESCO)
General References
Holm 1989
Language Counts
The number of established languages listed for Anguilla is 2. All are living languages. Of these, 1 is indigenous and 1 is non-indigenous. Furthermore, 1 is institutional and 1 is vigorous.
Languages
- English eng
- Users: 11,350 in Anguilla, all users. L1 users: 950 in Anguilla (2004). It is difficult to substantiate the number of Creole speakers and English speakers. L2 users: 10,400 (2003 UNSD). Status: 1 (National). De facto national language. Classification: Indo-European, Germanic, West, English
- Leeward Caribbean English Creole aig
- Widespread. Users: 11,500 in Anguilla (2001 census). Status: 6a (Vigorous). De facto language of national identity. Alternate Names: Anguillan Creole English, Broken English, Creole, Dialect, Patwa Classification: Creole, English based, Atlantic, Eastern, Southern
Languages by Status
English
[eng] 1 (National). De facto national language. 11,350 in Anguilla, all users. L1 users: 950 in Anguilla (2004). It is difficult to substantiate the number of Creole speakers and English speakers. L2 users: 10,400 (2003 UNSD).
Leeward Caribbean English Creole
[aig] 6a (Vigorous). De facto language of national identity. 11,500 in Anguilla (2001 census).
Creole Languages of the Eastern Caribbean
Language Vitality Profile
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Language Status Profile
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