Virgin Islands Creole English

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A language of U.S. Virgin Islands

Population

52,300 in U.S. Virgin Islands (1980). Population total all countries: 76,500.

Location

Also in British Virgin Islands, Caribbean Netherlands (Netherlands Antilles Creole English).

Language Status

6a (Vigorous). De facto language of national identity.

Dialects

Cruzan. St. Croix, St. Eustatius, St. John, and Saba are most similar. Post-creole English (Alleyne 1985).

Language Development
Dictionary.

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