Bahamas
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American Sign Language
[ase] Scattered. Users: 400 in Bahamas (2021 SIL). Estimated, based on 0.1% of the total population. Status: 6a* (Vigorous). Alternate Names: ASL. Classification: Sign language, Deaf community sign language.
Bahamas English Creole
[bah] Widespread. Users: 328,000 (2018). Status: 6a* (Vigorous). De facto language of national identity. Alternate Names: Bahamian Dialect, Bahamian English Creole. Classification: Creole, English based, Atlantic, Eastern, Northern.
English
[eng] Users: 36,300 in Bahamas (2018). Status: 1 (National). De facto national language. Classification: Indo-European, Germanic, West, English.
Haitian Creole
[hat] Users: 15,400 in Bahamas (2018). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Creole, French based.
Jamaican English Creole
[jam] Users: 6,180 in Bahamas (2018). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Creole, English based, Atlantic, Western.