North Antiguan Creole
| North Antiguan Creole | |
|---|---|
| Northern dialec | |
| Region | North Antigua |
Native speakers | ~48,000 (in Antigua and Barbuda; 2011 estimate)[1] |
English Creole
| |
| Official status | |
| Regulated by | not regulated |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | – |
regions where North Antiguan Creole is the language of the majority | |
North Antiguan Creole is a variety of Antiguan and Barbudan Creole spoken primarily in the northern regions of Antigua. It is considered to be the most standard variety of the language, and the dialect has spread throughout the country due to the increasing amount of people who commute to St. John's.[2] Its distinctive pronouns are "hi" and "i" for the third person singular, as well as the absence of the pronoun "om".[3][4]
Pronominal system
North Antiguan Creole has a distinct pronominal system from South Antiguan:[3]
- Me - I, me
- Aawi - we, us, our
- Yu - you
- Aayu - you all
- Hi, i - he, him
- Shi - she, her
- Dem - they, them
References
- ^ Knight, Elizabeth (2025-02-11). "Estimated main languages of the Antiguan and Barbudan population". Axarplex. Retrieved 2025-02-17.
- ^ "Antiguan Creole: Genesis and Variation". roderic.uv.es. p. 90. Archived from the original on 2024-06-23. Retrieved 2025-01-31.
- ^ a b "North Antiguan Dialect". pdb.simon.net.nz. Retrieved 2025-02-01.
- ^ "Farquhar (1974)". pdb.simon.net.nz. Retrieved 2025-02-01.