Belize Languages

Description
The major languages spoken in Belize include English, Spanish and Kriol or Belizean Creole and all three are spoken by more than 40% of the population according to the 2010 census. Mayan languages are also spoken in certain areas, as well as German.

English is the official language of Belize, a former British colony. It is the dominant language of public education, government and most media outlets. The majority of Belizeans, regardless of ethnicity, speak an English-based creole called Kriol or Belizean Creole during most informal, social and interethnic dialogue.

Word List(s)
Spanish
 * Spanish Genealogical Word List
 * Useful Spanish phrases (Omniglot)

Kriol or Belizean Creole
 * Belizean Creole Grammar (Wikipedia)

Q'eqchi' Maya
 * Q'eqchi' Maya Grammar (Wikipedia)
 * Q'eqchi' Phrases (Quizlet)
 * Book of Phrases, Compact Dictionary (Q’eqchi’) (Mayaglot)

Alphabet and Pronunciation
Spanish
 * Spanish Alphabet and Pronunciation (Omniglot)
 * Spanish Pronunciation Dictionary (Forvo)
 * Spanish grammar (Wikipedia)

Kriol or Belizean Creole
 * Belizean Creole Phonology (Wikipedia)

Q'eqchi' Maya
 * Q'eqchi' Maya Phonology (Wikipedia)
 * Q'eqchi' Alphabet and Pronunciation (Omniglot)

Language Aids and Dictionaries
Spanish
 * Spanish Letter Writing Guide
 * Spanish Handwriting Clarified
 * Learn Spanish (duolingo)
 * Spanish dictionary (Lexilogos)
 * English to Spanish Dictionary (Glosbe)
 * The Spanish Script Tutorial (byu.ed)

Kriol or Belizean Creole
 * English to Belize Kriol English Dictionary (Glosbe)
 * Decker, Ken. The song of Kriol : a grammar of the Kriol language of Belize. Belize City, Belize: Belize Kriol Project, National Kriol Council, 2009. Available at: WorldCat.

Q'eqchi' Maya
 * English to Maya-Q'eqchi' Dictionary (Glosbe)

Additional Resources

 * Belize (Britannica)
 * Salmon, William Noel and Jennifer Carolina Gómez Menjívar. Tropical Tongues Language Ideologies, Endangerment, and Minority Languages in Belize. North Carolina: The University of North Carolina Press, 2018. Available at: WorldCat.