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Estimated main languages of the Antiguan and Barbudan population

Due to the lack of official main language data from the Antigua and Barbuda Statistics Division, Axarplex has estimated the main languages of the population of Antigua and Barbuda based on available 2011 data. It should be noted that nearly all Antiguans and Barbudans can fluently speak standard English. The main language in this context is the language the speaker uses the most in all daily situations. ABC in this table refers to Antiguan and Barbudan Creole.

Language

Number of Speakers (main language)

Dominican Creole English

3,563

Dominican Creole French

91

Guyanese Creole

6,038

Jamaican Creole

4,427

Montserratian Creole

633

Saint Kitts Creole

367

Saint Lucian Creole

598

Vincentian Creole

669

Trinidadian Creole

499

Virgin Islands Creole

405

Other

2,999

Any standard English

5,193

Spanish

2,083

Unknown ABC variety

567

North Antiguan Creole

48,404

South Antiguan Creole

6,831

Barbudan Creole

1,451

Total

84,818


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