Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis. 55,000, including 40,000 St. Kitts, 15,000 Nevis (1989 J. Holm). Gained independence in 1983. Literacy rate 88% to 90%. Christian. Deaf institutions: 1. Data accuracy estimate: B. The number of languages listed for St. Kitts-Nevis is 2.
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.
LESSER ANTILLEAN CREOLE ENGLISH (KITTITIAN CREOLE ENGLISH) [VIB] 350,000 in all countries. Virgin Islands to Tobago. Creole, English based, Atlantic, Eastern, Southern. Closest to Montserrat, Antigua, Barbuda. There is a creole continuum with Standard English. Agriculturalists: sugarcane. Survey needed.
Part of the Ethnologue, 13th Edition, Barbara F. Grimes, Editor.
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