Bay Islands English
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Bay Islands English is an English variety spoken on the Bay Islands Department (Guanaja, Roatán, Utila), Honduras. Ethnologue reported that there were 22,500 native speakers in 2001.[1] Mainlanders know this language as Caracol, which literally means "conch". Genealogically this variety descends from Cayman Islands English.[2]
Creole spoken in Honduras
Bay Islands English | |
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caracol | |
Region | Bay Islands Department (Honduras) |
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ISO 639-3 | – |
IETF | en-u-sd-hnib |
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