Bjs

Also Known As: Barbadian Creole English Description: Bajan (occasionally called Barbadian Creole Bajan Patois) or Barbadian Dialect, is an English-based creole language spoken on the Caribbean island of Barbados. Bajan uses a mixture of West African idioms and expressions along with British English to produce a unique Barbadian/Caribbean vocabulary and speech pattern. Bajan is similar and distinguishable from the dialects of neighbouring Caribbean islands, as many of the other Caribbean islands are based on Irish- or Scottish-based English pronunciation such as Jamaican Patois. Bajan uses a mixture of British English and West African syntax, with much of the pronunciation of words sharing similarities with the lilt of the West Country dialects of England. though it is becoming more American than British. Due to emigration to Province of Carolina, Bajan has also influenced American English and the Gullah language spoken in the Carolinas. Regionally Bajan has ties to Belizean and Guyanese Creoles. Bajan was first created when captive West Africans were forcibly transported to the island, enslaved and forced to speak English, with an existing West African understanding of language semantics. Bajan later became a means of communicating..... full article at Wikipedia Location of Bajan Language Speakers http://llmap.org/languages/bjs/static_map.png?width=400&height=300&kilroywashere=.png

Overview Main Country: Barbados Spoken In: Regions: Americas ISO 639-3 Code: bjs Classification Taxonomy All Languages   Creole Group     English based Creole Group       Creole Atlantic English based Group         Eastern Atlantic Group           Southern Eastern Group             Bajan Language