Tobagonian English Creole

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A language of Trinidad and Tobago

ISO 639-3
tgh
Alternate Names
Tobagonian Dialect
User Population

300,000 (2011 J. Ferreira).

Location

Widespread.

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Language Status

6a (Vigorous). De facto language of provincial identity in Tobago.

Classification
Creole, English based, Atlantic, Eastern, Southern
Dialects

None known. Reportedly most similar to Guyanese English Creole [gyn] and Vincentian English Creole [svc].

Language Use

Politics. Used by all.

Language Development

Dictionary.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Tobagonian English Creole
Writing

Unwritten [Qaax].