Leeward Caribbean Creole English

English-based creole language in Antigua and Barbuda

Leeward Caribbean Creole English is an English-based creole language spoken in the Leeward Islands of the Caribbean. It is in the countries of Antigua and Barbuda, Montserrat and Saint Kitts and Nevis. It is also called Antiguan Creole, Saint Kitts Creole and Montserrat Creole.

Leeward Caribbean Creole English
Antiguan Creole
Saint Kitts Creole
Native toAntigua and Barbuda
Native speakers
125,000 (no date)
67,000 in Antigua and Barbuda (2001)
English Creole
  • Atlantic
    • Eastern
      • Southern
        • Northern Antilles
          • Leeward Caribbean Creole English
Dialects
  • Saint Kitts Creole
  • Montserrat Creole
Language codes
ISO 639-3aig
Linguasphere52-ABB-apf to -apm

Islanders often use it along with Standard English. People of a higher social status use English more often.