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1 de ago. de 2017 · Flag of Trinidad and Tobago. English is the official language in Trinidad and Tobago. The other popular languages spoken in the country include Trinidadian English Creole, Tobagonian Creole, and Trinidadian Hindustani.
Hace 5 días · Forming the two southernmost links in the Caribbean chain, Trinidad and Tobago lie close to the continent of South America, northeast of Venezuela and northwest of Guyana. Trinidad, by far the larger of the two main islands, has an area of about 1,850 square miles (4,800 square km).
Trinidadian English Creole is an English-based creole language commonly spoken throughout the island of Trinidad in Trinidad and Tobago. It is distinct from Tobagonian Creole – particularly at the basilectal level – and from other Lesser Antillean English creoles.
English is the country's official language (the local variety of standard English is Trinidadian and Tobagonian English or more properly, Trinidad and Tobago Standard English, abbreviated as "TTSE"), but the main spoken language is either of two English-based creole languages (Trinidadian Creole or Tobagonian Creole), which reflects ...
What Languages do People Speak in Trinidad and Tobago? Primary Languages. Name. English. Pop. Speaking. 1,300,000. Dialects. Trinidad and Tobago Standard English. Other Languages. Trinidadian Creole English. 1,000,000. Tobagonian Creole English. 300,000. Spanish. 70,400. Hindustani. 15,600. Trinidadian Creole French. 3,800.
The official language of T&T is English, or more accurately Trinidad and Tobago Standard English (TTSE). In practice, the spoken tongues on both islands are unique creole dialects derived from the combined historical influences of a multitude of various settlers over centuries.
Although English is the official language, most people speak Trinidad English, a creole language. A few people, mostly in rural areas, speak a French-derived creole, Spanish, or Hindi.
