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Contents

• 1 Description
• 2 Word List(s)
• 3 Alphabet and Pronunciation
• 4 Language Aids and Dictionaries
• 5 Additional Resources
• 6 References

Description[edit | edit source]

• The official language of Cuba is Spanish or Cuban Spanish, a form of Caribbean Spanish [1] , that the vast majority of Cubans speak.
• Lucumí, a dialect of the West African language Yoruba, is used for religious purposes and so only as a second language.
• Haitian Creole is the second most spoken language in Cuba, and is spoken by Haitian immigrants and their descendants
• Other languages spoken by immigrants include Galician, people from Spain, and Corsican. [2]

Word List(s)[edit | edit source]

Cuban Spanish

• Spanish Genealogical Word List
• Useful Spanish Phrases (Omiglot)
• 20 Cuban Slang Words (Homeschool Spanish Academy)
• 7 Spanish Sayings to Take with you to Cuba (InsightCuba)

Lucumí

• Basic Santería Vocabulary (orishanet)

Haitian Creole

• Haitian Creole Vocabulary and Word Lists (Wikipedia)
• Haitian Creole Word List - People (Wikipedia)
• Haitian Creole Word List - Family (Wikipedia)
• Haitian Creole Word List - Days of the Week and Months of the Year (Wikipedia)

Galician

• Useful phrases in Galician (Omiglot)
• Galician Phrasebook (Wikivoyage)

Corsican

• Useful phrases in Corsican (Omiglot)
• Corsican Phrasebook (Wikivoyage)

Alphabet and Pronunciation[edit | edit source]

Cuban Spanish

• Cuban Spanish Phonology (Wikipedia)
• Spanish Alphabet and Pronunciation (Omiglot)
• Caribbean Spanish Phonology (Wikipedia)

Lucumí

• Lucumí Language (Wikipedia)

Haitian Creole

• Haitian Creole Consonants and Vowels (Wikipedia)
• Haitian Creole Numbers (Wikipedia)
• Haitian Creole Grammar - Pronouns, Articles, Verbs, etc. (Wikipedia)

Galician

• Galician Phonology (Wikipedia)
• Galician Alphabet and Pronunciation (Omiglot)

Corsican

• Corsican Alphabet (Wikipedia)
• Corsican Phonology (Wikipedia)
• Corsican Alphabet and Pronunciation (Omiglot)

Language Aids and Dictionaries[edit | edit source]

Cuban Spanish

• Dictionary English to Spanish Dictionary (Glosbe)
• Spanish Records Extraction Manual
• Spanish Letter Writing Guide
• Romey, Jared. Quick guide to Cuban Spanish. San Juan, Puerto Rico: Language Babel, Inc., 2014. Available at: WorldCat.
• Rubio-Longin, Ilse and Shannon Hogan Cottin-Bizonne. Cuban Spanish. France: Assimil, 2017. Available at: WorldCat.

Lucumí

• Yoruba language (Wikipedia)
• Cuban Lucumi Chants (Omiglot)
• English to Lucumi Dictionary (Glosbe)

Haitian Creole

• English to Haitian Dictionary (Glosbe)
• Haitian Creole-English Dictionary (Haiti-Reference)

Galician

• English to Galician Dictionary (Glosbe)
• Learn Galician (My Languages)
• Learn Galician (uTalk)

Corsican

• English to Corsican Dictionary (Glosbe)
• Learn Corsican (Bonifacio)

Additional Resources[edit | edit source]

• Languages of Cuba (Britannica)
• Yoruba People (New World Encyclopedia)

References[edit | edit source]

1. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Caribbean Spanish," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caribbean_Spanish, accessed 6 September 2021.
2. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Cuba," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuba#:~:text=The%20official%20language,and%20Corsican.%5B332%5D, accessed 4 September 2021.