Bajan

E368960

Caribbean language English-based creole language creole language natural language

Bajan is an English-based creole language spoken primarily in Barbados, characterized by its unique Caribbean vocabulary, pronunciation, and grammar.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Bajan canonical	2
Patwa (Saint Lucia)	1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Caribbean language ⓘ English-based creole language ⓘ creole language ⓘ natural language ⓘ
developedDuring	transatlantic slave trade era ⓘ
developedInCentury	17th century ⓘ
hasAlternativeName	Bajan Creole ⓘ Bajan Creole ⓘ surface form: Barbadian Creole Barbadian Creole English ⓘ Barbadian dialect ⓘ
hasCountryOfUse	Barbados ⓘ
hasEthnicGroup	Afro-Barbadians ⓘ Afro-Barbadians ⓘ surface form: Barbadians
hasGrammaticalFeature	absence of copula in some constructions ⓘ different tense-aspect marking from Standard English ⓘ reduced inflectional morphology ⓘ use of preverbal particles for tense and aspect ⓘ
hasISOStatus	has ISO 639-3 code 'bjs' ⓘ no ISO 639-1 code ⓘ
hasLanguageFamily	Atlantic English Creole ⓘ surface form: Atlantic English creole English creole ⓘ Western Atlantic English creole ⓘ
hasLexicalFeature	distinct Caribbean vocabulary ⓘ loanwords from British English dialects ⓘ loanwords from West African languages ⓘ
hasNumberOfSpeakersApproximate	280000 ⓘ 300000 ⓘ
hasOfficialStatus	not an official language ⓘ
hasPhonologicalFeature	consonant cluster reduction ⓘ non-rhotic pronunciation in many speakers ⓘ vowel quality distinct from Standard English ⓘ
hasPrimaryLexifier	English ⓘ
hasPrimaryRegion	Caribbean ⓘ Lesser Antilles ⓘ
hasSociolinguisticStatus	marker of Barbadian identity ⓘ stigmatized in some formal contexts ⓘ used in music and performance ⓘ
hasStandardizationStatus	partially standardized ⓘ
hasSubstrateInfluence	Akan ⓘ Igbo ⓘ West African languages ⓘ Yoruba ⓘ
hasSuperstrateLanguage	British English ⓘ
hasTypicalUse	everyday informal communication ⓘ oral communication ⓘ popular culture ⓘ
hasWritingSystem	Latin alphabet ⓘ surface form: Latin script
isRelatedTo	Guyanese Creole ⓘ Jamaican Patois ⓘ Trinidadian Creole English ⓘ
isUsedAlongside	English ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bajan Creole → alsoKnownAs → Bajan ⓘ

Bajan Creole → glottologName → Bajan ⓘ

Kwéyòl Sent Lisi → hasAlternativeName → Bajan ⓘ

this entity surface form: Patwa (Saint Lucia)