Talk:Bahamian English

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I rewrote the second section but it still needs a lot of work, particularly from an expert on the subject, which I am not. My content should be sound though not expert. Mal7798 (talk) 01:50, 10 October 2009 (UTC)

Vocabulary

I just wrote a long list of terminology specific to this dialect, but I am aware that it may need to be rewritten and split into topic-specific sections. Does anybody suppose that they could help to rewrite it? I am not much of an expert on this topic, but I am very engaged in my research. Uptherial (talk) 02:41, 26 September 2022 (UTC)

"Bahamian English", "Bahamian Creole", "Bahamianese", etc."

My apologies for attempting to edit these subjects. I would like to point out that there is no such thing as Bahamian English or "Bahamianese", the latter of which isn't even a word. The official language of The Bahamas is English. Most Bahamians also speak a dialect/creole which is simply called Bahamian. Only one entry is necessary to cover "The Bahamian Language" or "Bahamian Creole". IslandGirl242 (talk) 18:19, 6 October 2024 (UTC)

Are you saying this very article shouldn't exist? It's about the dialect(s) of English native to the Bahamas. And where are you seeing anything about Bahamianese? Wolfdog (talk) 22:29, 6 October 2024 (UTC)

I'm saying that there is no such thing as "Bahamian English". The Bahamian dialect should be called Bahamian, Bahamian Dialect or Bahamian Creole.

Bahamianese is referenced as another article. IslandGirl242 (talk) 23:15, 6 October 2024 (UTC)

Can you point to the article you're discussing (or any other relevant/useful ones) please.

IslandGirl242, I'm asking that you immediately stop editing and instead please engage in the talk page and describe what changes you wish to make. Wolfdog (talk) 23:08, 6 October 2024 (UTC)

These articles are obviously not written by a Bahamian. IslandGirl242 (talk) 23:18, 6 October 2024 (UTC)

This is almost certainly true. Still, you're making moves that are odd or unclear, such as piping African-American Vernacular English to the (non-existent) redlink Black-American Vernacular English. Please list any other edits you wish to make (or at least the basic type you wish to make) here so we can reach some consensus. The best practice at this stage is to discuss, not continue editing. If discussions reach an impasse, you can then post a request for help at a relevant noticeboard or seek dispute resolution. Be careful, so that we avoid something like an edit war or at the very least disruptive editing. Thank you. Wolfdog (talk) 23:21, 6 October 2024 (UTC)

Thank you!!

Thr reason for changing African-American to Black American is because African-American references nationality whereas I believe the subject meant to refer to race.

Thanks again! IslandGirl242 (talk) 23:41, 6 October 2024 (UTC)

Honestly, this article (looking it over now) suffers from a lack of credible sources, which are key at Wikipedia. Most of the information should simply be deleted. However, maybe you can find a credible online source that backs the changes you wish to make? As for, African-American Vernacular English, that is the (Wikipedia's) name for the dialect we're referring to, which originates from and is mostly spoken by African Americans. Wolfdog (talk) 11:36, 7 October 2024 (UTC)

IslandGirl242: I made a new vowel chart, backed up by two sources. Let me know what you think. Wolfdog (talk) 22:53, 9 October 2024 (UTC)