Anguilla
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English
[eng] Users: 11,350 in Anguilla, all users. L1 users: 950 in Anguilla (2004). It is difficult to substantiate the number of Creole speakers and English speakers. L2 users: 10,400 (2003 UNSD). Status: 1 (National). De facto national language. Classification: Indo-European, Germanic, West, English.
Leeward Caribbean English Creole
[aig] Widespread. Users: 11,500 in Anguilla (2001 census). Status: 6a (Vigorous). De facto language of national identity. Alternate Names: Anguillan Creole English, Broken English, Creole, Dialect, Patwa. Classification: Creole, English based, Atlantic, Eastern, Southern.