Caribbean English
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Caribbean English (CE, CarE) is a set of dialects of the English language which are spoken in the Caribbean and most countries on the Caribbean coasts of Central America and South America. Caribbean English is influenced by but is distinct to the English-based creole languages spoken in the region. Though dialects of Caribbean English vary structurally and phonetically across the region, all are primarily derived from British English and West African languages. In countries with a plurality Indian population, such as Trinidad and Tobago and Guyana, Caribbean English has further been influenced by Hindustani and other South Asian languages.[3][4][5][note 3]
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| Region | Commonwealth Caribbean |
Native speakers | 1,824,960 (2001‑21)[1][note 1] L2: 540,200 (2003‑20) [1][note 2] |
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Official language in | Commonwealth Caribbean[1] |
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| ISO 639-3 | – |
| IETF | en-029 |
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