South Antiguan Creole

South Antiguan Creole
Sout Aanteegan / Sout'n dialek
Region	Saint Mary, Swetes
Native speakers	~6,800 (in Antigua and Barbuda; 2011 estimate) [1]
Language family	English Creole Antiguan and Barbudan Creole South Antiguan Creole
Official status
Regulated by	not regulated
Language codes
ISO 639-3	–
regions where South Antiguan Creole is the language of the majority

South Antiguan Creole is a variety of Antiguan and Barbudan Creole spoken primarily in the southwestern regions of Antigua. It is only semi-intelligible with the rest of the language, and the dialect is mainly spoken by older generations. Its usage is generally looked down upon by speakers of the more dominant North Antiguan Creole. There is less influence from English and other creoles. ^{[2] [3] [4]} Its distinctive pronouns are "om" and "i" for the third person singular, as well as the absence of the pronoun "hi". ^{[5] [6]}

Promonial system

South Antiguan Creole has a distinct pronominal system from North Antiguan: ^[5]

• Me - I, me
• Aawi - we, us, our
• Yu - you
• Aayu - you all
• I - he, she
• Om - him, her
• Dem - they, them

References

1. Knight, Elizabeth (2025-02-11). "Estimated main languages of the Antiguan and Barbudan population". Axarplex. Retrieved 2025-02-17.
2. "Antiguan Creole: Genesis and Variation". roderic.uv.es. p. 90. Archived from the original on 2024-06-23. Retrieved 2025-01-31.
3. "Antigua and Barbuda Creole English | Ethnologue". Ethnologue. 2016-10-07. Archived from the original on 7 October 2016. Retrieved 2025-02-01.
4. "Antigua and Barbuda's Languages - GraphicMaps.com". www.graphicmaps.com. Retrieved 2025-02-01.
5. "South Antiguan Dialect". pdb.simon.net.nz. Retrieved 2025-02-01.
6. "Farquhar (1974)". pdb.simon.net.nz. Retrieved 2025-02-01.