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Carib, Island
An extinct language of Dominica |
Population
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Extinct |
| Region |
Formerly also in Lesser Antilles, excluding Trinidad.
Also spoken in St. Vincent and the Grenadines |
| Dialects |
Was not intelligible with Black Carib (D. Taylor
1959). Vincentian in St. Vincent may have been
closer to Black Carib than to Island Carib. Not
inherently intelligible with Garífuna (D.
Taylor IJAL 1959:67). |
| Classification |
Arawakan, Maipuran, Northern Maipuran, Caribbean |
| Language use |
Became extinct in Dominica about 1920. Used as
a special language of Cariban origin to address
men (Berend Hoff). |
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Also
spoken in:
St. Vincent
and the Grenadines |
| Language name |
Carib, Island |
Population
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Extinct |
| Region |
Formerly also in Dominica. |
| Dialects |
Vincentian. |
| Language use |
Became extinct in Dominica and St. Vincent about
1920. |
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