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Caribbean English

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 Major English dialects:
American English
Australian English
British English
Canadian English
Caribbean English
Filipino English
Hiberno-English
Indian English
Jamaican English
Liberian English
Malaysian English
New Zealand English
Scottish English
Singapore English
South African English

Caribbean English is a dialect of the English language spoken in the Caribbean. In the Caribbean, there is a great deal of variation in the way English is spoken.

Examples of the English in daily use in the Caribbean include a reduced set of pronouns, typically, me, we, he, she, and they (pronounced "day").

A simple statement, "I don't know" would be stated, "Me na' know".

Caribbean countries where English is an official language or where English-based Creoles are widespread include:

American English is used as a second language in Puerto Rico.

See also

¹Jamaican English

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