Grenadian Creole English
Grenadian Creole English is an Indo-European language spoken in Grenada. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Grenadian Creole English is a Creole language spoken in Grenada. It is a member of the Southern branch of English-based Eastern Atlantic Creoles, along with Antiguan Creole (Antigua and Barbuda), Bajan Creole (Barbados), Guyanese Creole (Guyana), Tobagonian Creole, Trinidadian Creole (Trinidad and Tobago), Vincentian Creole (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines), and Virgin Islands Creole (Virgin Islands). It is the common vernacular and the native language of nearly all inhabitants of Grenada, or approximately 89,000 native speakers in 2001.
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Words in Grenadian Creole English
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| woman | uman | |
| person | posn* | |
| name | nem* | |
| ear | Ez* | |
| nose | nouz* | |
| tooth | tit* | |
| hand | han* | |
| bone | boun* | |
| water | wata | |
| fire | faya* | |
| sun | soley* | |
| tree | tri* | |
| night | nayt* | |
| fish | fiS* | |
| one | wan* | |
| two | tu* | |
| I | ay* | |
| you | yu* | |
| we | wi* | |
| hear | yE* | |
| die | day* | |
| come | kom* | |
| full | ful* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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