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Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Summary
Official Name
Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis
International Conventions
CPPDCE (2016), CSICH (2016), UNCRPD (2019)
Population
52,800
Principal Languages
English
Literacy Rate
98% (Roser and Ortiz-Ospina 2018)
Language Counts
The number of established languages listed for Saint Kitts and Nevis is 3. All are living languages. Of these, 1 is indigenous and 2 are non-indigenous. Furthermore, 1 is institutional, 1 is developing, and 1 is vigorous.
Languages
- American Sign Language ase
- Scattered. Users: 40 in Saint Kitts and Nevis (Parks and Williams 2011). Estimated 40–100 in 2011 (0.1%–0.2% of the total population), based in part on estimates dating back to 2004. Status: 5 (Developing). Alternate Names: ASL Classification: Sign language, Deaf community sign language
- English eng
- Users: 1,000 in Saint Kitts and Nevis (2019). Status: 1 (National). De facto national language. Classification: Indo-European, Germanic, West, English
- Leeward Caribbean English Creole aig
- Widespread. Users: 51,000 in Saint Kitts and Nevis (2015). Status: 6a (Vigorous). Alternate Names: Broken English, Creole, Dialect, Kittitian Creole English, Patwa, Saint Kitts Creole English Classification: Creole, English based, Atlantic, Eastern, Southern
Languages by Status
English
[eng] 1 (National). De facto national language. 1,000 in Saint Kitts and Nevis (2019).
American Sign Language
[ase] 5 (Developing). 40 in Saint Kitts and Nevis (Parks and Williams 2011). Estimated 40–100 in 2011 (0.1%–0.2% of the total population), based in part on estimates dating back to 2004.
Leeward Caribbean English Creole
[aig] 6a (Vigorous). 51,000 in Saint Kitts and Nevis (2015).
Creole Languages of the Eastern Caribbean
Language Vitality Profile
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Language Status Profile
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