Languages of Guadeloupe
See language map.[See also SIL publications on the languages of Guadeloupe.]
Guadeloupe. 438,000. National or official language: French. A French Department in the Leeward Islands. 2 large islands: Basse Terre, Grande Terre; also Marie Galante, the Saintes group, Desirade, St. Barthélemy, most of St. Martin. Literacy rate: 89%–90%. The number of individual languages listed for Guadeloupe is 4. Of those, all are living languages.
| English | [eng]
200 in Guadeloupe (2002). St. Barthélemy Island.
Dialects: Gustavia English (St. Barth English).
Classification: Indo-European, Germanic, West, English
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| French | [fra]
7,300 in Guadeloupe (2004).
Classification: Indo-European, Italic, Romance, Italo-Western, Western, Gallo-Iberian, Gallo-Romance, Gallo-Rhaetian, Oïl, French
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| Guadeloupean Creole French | [gcf]
430,000 in Guadeloupe (2001). Population total all countries: 848,000. Eastern St. Barthélemy, Marie Galante islands. Also in Martinique.
Alternate names: Kreyol, Martiniquan Creole French, Patois, Patwa.
Dialects: Marie Galante Creole French, St. Barth Creole French. St. Barth Creole is distinct in grammatical, phonological, and lexical features, and may be a separate language (Maher 1989). Comprehension of Saint Lucia Creole [acf] is 89%.
Classification: Creole, French based
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| Haitian | [hat]
12,000 in Guadeloupe (2004). St. Maarten, St. Barths, and Guadeloupe.
Alternate names: Creole, Haitian Creole.
Classification: Creole, French based
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