The Commonwealth of the Bahamas. 278,000 (1995). 30 inhabited islands. Literacy rate 95% (1990). Information mainly from Hall 1966, Holm 1989. Christian, secular, traditional religion. Deaf institutions: 2. Data accuracy estimate: B. The number of languages listed for Bahamas is 2.
BAHAMAS CREOLE ENGLISH (BAHAMIAN CREOLE ENGLISH) [BAH] 225,000 or 86.5% of population (1987). A large community also in the Miami area of Florida. Creole, English based, Atlantic, Eastern, Northern. Intelligibility with other creoles uncertain. Very close to Sea Islands Creole and Afro-Seminole of USA (Ian Hancock). There is a spectrum of varieties from Standard USA usage to the creole (Todd and Hancock 1986). Christian. Survey needed.
ENGLISH [ENG] 322,000,000 in all countries (1995 WA). Indo-European, Germanic, West, North Sea, English. National language. Bible 1535-1989. NT 1525-1985. Bible portions 1530-1987.
Part of the Ethnologue, 13th Edition, Barbara F. Grimes, Editor.
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