British Virgin Islands Languages

Description
The primary language is British English, although there is a local dialect. Spanish is spoken by Puerto Rican, Dominican and other Hispanic immigrants. Virgin Islands Creole does not have the status of an official language. The language of government, education and the media is American English in the U.S. Virgin Islands, British English in the British Virgin Islands, both Dutch and English on Saba, Sint Eustatius and the Dutch side of Saint Martin, and French on the French side of Saint Martin.

Word List(s)
Dutch
 * Dutch Genealogical Word List

French
 * French Genealogical Word List

Spanish
 * Spanish Genealogical Word List

Virgin Islands English
 * Virgin Islands English Creole Word List
 * Virgin Islands Creole-to-English translations at Live Journal

Alphabet and Pronunciation
Dutch
 * Dutch Alphabet and Pronunciation at Omniglot
 * Dutch Alphabet and Pronunciation at Wikipedia

French
 * French Alphabet and Pronunciation at Wikipedia
 * French Alphabet and Pronunciation at Omniglot

Spanish
 * Spanish Alphabet and Pronunciation at Spanish Dict.com
 * Spanish Alphabet and Pronunciation at Omniglot

Language Aids and Dictionaries
Dutch or Netherlands
 * Netherlands Handwriting

French
 * French Handwriting
 * French Letter Writing Guide
 * French Languages

Spanish
 * Deciphering Spanish Handwriting at FamilySearch
 * Spanish Letter Writing Guide
 * Spanish Languages

Virgin Islands Creole
 * Virgin Islands Creole Grammatical structure and pronunciation at Wikipedia
 * Seaman, G A. Virgin Islands dictionary. [Place of publication not identified], [1968]. Available at WorldCat

Additional Resources

 * Goodman, Morris Franklin. A comparative study of Creole French dialects. Hague, Mouton, 1964. Available at WorldCat
 * Roy, John D. A brief description and dictionary of the language used in the Virgin Islands. St. Thomas, V.I. : Virgin Islands Dept. of Education, [1975]. ©1975. Available at WorldCat
 * Roy, John D; Gilbert A Sprauve; J L Dillard; United States Virgin Islands. Department of Education. A brief history, description, and dictionary of the everyday language of Virgin Islands children.. [St. Thomas, VI] : [Department of Education] ; [1974]. Available at WorldCat
 * Valls, Lito. What a pistarckle! : a glossary of Virgin Islands English Creole. St. John, U.S.V.I. : L. Valls : Copies may be ordered from Environmental Studies Program, ©1981. Available at WorldCat