Turks and Caicos English Creole

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A language of Turks and Caicos Islands

ISO 639-3
tch
User Population

34,400 (2019), decreasing.

Location

Widespread.

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Language Status

6b* (Threatened). De facto language of national identity.

Classification
Creole, English based, Atlantic, Eastern
Language Use

Also use English [eng]. Creole forms a continuum with English, which is in the process of decreolization.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Turks and Caicos English Creole
Writing

Unwritten [Qaax].

Other Comments

Variety not studied, but may be related to Bahamas English Creole [bah] (Holm 1989:489). Appear to be shifting to a standard variety of Caribbean English.