Cayman Islands English
Variety of English spoken in the Cayman Islands / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cayman Islands English, also called Caymanian Patwah is an English variety spoken in the Cayman Islands. While not much has been written on Cayman Islands English, according to one text, it "seems to have borrowed creole features similar to Jamaican Patois, Bay Islands English and San Andrés and Providencia Creole without having undergone creolization".[1] African-American vernacular English and Jamaican Patois have also heavily influenced the way younger Caymanians speak.[2]
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Region | Cayman Islands |
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ISO 639-3 | – |
IETF | en-KY |
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