Saint Kitts and Nevis Languages

Description
English is the sole official language. Saint Kitts Creole is also widely spoken. Saint Kitts Creole is a dialect of Leeward Caribbean Creole English spoken in Saint Kitts and Nevis by around 40,000 people. Saint Kitts Creole does not have the status of an official language.

Saint Kitts Creole today is spoken in the following locations:
 * Saint Kitts Island
 * Nevis Island -The language is referred to as "Nevisian" or "Nevis creole"
 * Mainly in rural areas
 * Capesterre
 * Christ Church Nichola Town
 * Cayon

Word List(s)

 * Wise Sayings From Old Folks in Saint Kitts at Wander Wisdom
 * More Wise Sayings From the Creole Language of Saint Kitts at Wander Wisdom
 * Leeward Caribbean Creole English at Wikipedia

Alphabet and Pronunciation
Saint Kitts Creole Pronunciation at Wikipedia

Language Aids and Dictionaries

 * Saint Kitts Creole Grammar at Wikipedia
 * Example Sentences
 * Example Words and Phrases
 * More Commonly Used Words


 * Traditional proverbs at Wikipedia
 * The Caribbean Dictionary at Wiwords

Additional Resources

 * Cooper, Vincent O'Mahony. Basilectal creole, decreolization and autonomous language change in St. Kitts-Nevis. Ann Arbor, Michigan: University Microfilms International, 1994. Available at: WorldCat.
 * Saint Kitts and Nevis. The St. Kitts and Nevis tourist guide. St. John's Antigua, West Indies: FT Caribbean in co-operation with the St. Kitts and Nevis Dept. of Tourism, 1984. Available at: WorldCat.