Your online guide to Caribbean family vacations
from the authors of Caribbean with Kids.
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Your online guide to Caribbean family vacations from the authors of Caribbean with Kids. |
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Languages of the Caribbean English is the primary language of most Caribbean islands, but you’ll quickly find that you may not understand everything, especially if locals are talking to one another. English is spoken with a distinct Caribbean lilt, a delightful sing-song rhythm. Each island has its own patois as well; local words are often a mixture of African languages dating back to the island’s slave days. Jamaica’s patois is perhaps the most distinctive and also most difficult to understand. Here’s a rundown of destinations whose primary language
is not English:
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