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Virgin Islands Creole English

A language of U.S. Virgin Islands

ISO 639-3: vic

Population  52,300 in U.S. Virgin Islands (1980 WA). Population total all countries: 88,700.
Region  Also in British Virgin Islands, Netherlands Antilles.
Language map 
Dialects  Cruzan. St. Croix, St. Eustatius, St. John, and Saba are most similar. Alleyne says it is post-creole English.
Classification  Creole, English based, Atlantic, Eastern, Southern
Language development  Production of oral materials in St. Croix (Cruzan) is in progress. Dictionary.

Also spoken in:

British Virgin Islands

Language name   Virgin Islands Creole English
Population  19,700 in British Virgin Islands (2003).
Language map  Creole Languages of the Eastern Caribbean
Language use  Coexists with English in fairly stable diglossic relationship (Holm 1989:455).
 

Netherlands Antilles

Language name   Netherlands Antilles Creole English
Population  16,700 in Netherlands Antilles (2002 SIL). Population includes 14,000 on St. Maarten, 1,100 on Saba, 1,600 on St. Eustatius.
Region  Southern St. Maarten, Saba, St. Eustatius.
Language map  Creole Languages of the Eastern Caribbean
Alternate names  Virgin Islands Creole English
Dialects  St. Maarten Creole English, Saba Creole English, Statia Creole English.