Bahamas English Creole

A language of Bahamas

ISO 639: bah
Alternate Names: Bahamian Dialect, Bahamian English Creole
Population: 328,000 (2018).
Location:: Widespread.
Language Status: 6a* (Vigorous). De facto language of national identity.
Classification: Creole, English based, Atlantic, Eastern, Northern
Dialects: None known. Good comprehension of and reportedly very similar to Sea Island Creole [gul] and Afro-Seminole [afs] in the United States (Hancock 1980b). Major differences with Sea Island are in phonology, a few words, regional expressions, grammatical differences (verbal markers). There is a spectrum of varieties from standard American English usage to creole (Todd and Hancock 1986).
Language Development: Dictionary.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Bahamas English Creole
Writing: Latin script [Latn].
Other Comments: Christian.

Location: Widespread.