Trinidad and Tobago Languages

Description
The official language for Trinidad and Tobago is English. It is a variant of English called Trinidadian and Tobagonian Standard English.

The main spoken languages are
 * Trinidadian Creole
 * Tobagonian Creole

Other languages include:
 * Hindustani''' - also known as Trinidadian Bhojpuri, Trinidadian Hindi, Indian, Plantation Hindustani, or Gaon ke Bolee (Village Speech)
 * Spanish - increasing due to massive immigration of Venezuelans
 * Tamil - mostly spoken by remaining children of indentured Indian labourers
 * Chinese

The indigenous languages include:
 * Yao - on Trinidad
 * Karina - on Tobago
 * Cariban
 * Shebaya - extinct Arawakan language of Trinidad

Alphabet and Pronunciation
Alphabet
 * Dominican Creole - Omniglot
 * Saint Lucian Creole - Omniglot

Pronunciation

Language Aids and Dictionaries
Dictionaries
 * Baptiste, Rhona. Trini talk : a dictionary of words and proverbs of Trinidad & Tobago. Trinidad and Tobago: Douens Press, 2011. Available at: WorldCat.
 * Mendes, John. Côteʹ ci Côteʹ la : Trinidad and Tobago dictionary. Arima, Trinidad and Tobago: John Mendes, 1985. Available at: WorldCat.

Online Dictionaries
 * Dictionary English - Trinidadian Creole English - Glosbe
 * Dictionary Trinidadian Creole English - English - Glosbe
 * Dictionary English - Caribbean Hindustani - Glosbe
 * Dictionary Tamil - English - Glosbe
 * Dictionary English - Yao - Glosbe

Language Aids

Hindi Language Resources
Some parts of Trinidad and Tobago speak Hindi. Below are online resources for the Hindi language.


 * Online Hindi language resources
 * Hindi Script
 * Hindi online dictionary
 * Hindi transliteration information
 * Hindi Romanization converter
 * Hindi basics and grammar
 * Hindi language overview