Antigua and Barbuda
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[eng] Users: 16,200 in Antigua and Barbuda, all users. L1 users: 13,600 in Antigua and Barbuda (2019). It is difficult to substantiate the number of Creole speakers and English speakers. L2 users: 2,600 (2011). Status: 1 (National). De facto national language. Classification: Indo-European, Germanic, West, English.
Leeward Caribbean English Creole
[aig] Throughout Antigua and Barbuda. Users: 82,500 in Antigua and Barbuda (2019), increasing. It is difficult to substantiate the number of Creole speakers and English speakers. Total users in all countries: 176,330. Status: 6a (Vigorous). De facto language of national identity. Alternate Names: Antigua and Barbuda Creole English, Broken English, Dialect, Patwa. Autonym: Creole. Classification: Creole, English based, Atlantic, Eastern, Southern.