Languages of Saint Kitts and Nevis
See language map.[See also SIL publications on the languages of Saint Kitts and Nevis.]
Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis. 49,000. National or official language: English. Gained independence in 1983. Literacy rate: 88%–90%. Deaf institutions: 1. The number of individual languages listed for Saint Kitts and Nevis is 2. Of those, both are living languages.
| English | [eng]
200 in Saint Kitts and Nevis (2004).
Classification: Indo-European, Germanic, West, English
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| Saint Kitts Creole English | [aig]
39,000 in Saint Kitts and Nevis. Widespread.
Alternate names: Kittitian Creole English, Leeward Caribbean Creole English.
Dialects: Nevis Creole English.
Classification: Creole, English based, Atlantic, Eastern, Southern
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