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. Its distinctive pronouns are "om" and "i" for the third person singular, as well as the absence of the pronoun "hi".
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👉 South Antiguan Creole in the context of Variety of Antiguan and Barbudan Creole
There are several varieties of Antiguan and Barbudan Creole forming a branch of the Eastern Caribbean Creole, many of which are only partially mutually intelligible. Variation is strongest in the mountainous regions of southwestern Antigua. The varieties are classified into seven main groups: North Antiguan, South Antiguan, Barbudan, Saint Kitts, Anguillan, Montserratian, and Kokoy.
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- ⭐ Core Definition: South Antiguan Creole
- 👉 South Antiguan Creole in the context of Variety of Antiguan and Barbudan Creole
- South Antiguan Creole in the context of Saint Mary Parish, Antigua and Barbuda
- South Antiguan Creole in the context of Old Road, Antigua and Barbuda
- South Antiguan Creole in the context of Swetes
South Antiguan Creole in the context of Saint Mary Parish, Antigua and Barbuda
Saint Mary (South Antiguan Creole: Sen Mieree), officially the Parish of Saint Mary, is a parish of Antigua and Barbuda on the island of Antigua. Saint Mary borders Saint John to the north, and Saint Paul to the east. Saint Mary is dominated by the Shekerley Mountains, and its northern border is largely defined by the mountains, and by Cooks Creek. The largest city in the parish is Bolans, home to the Jolly Harbour neighbourhood, and the parish church is located in Old Road. Saint Mary was permanently established with the other four original parishes in 1692. It had an estimated population of 8,141 in 2018.
The only area in which the Antigua black pineapple can be produced is the Pineapple Belt, which includes Saint Mary. The settlements of Old Road and Urlings are located in the southern part of the parish, and Bolans and Jennings are located in the flat northern half of the parish, where the majority of Saint Mary's population is concentrated. The Shekerley Mountains shield most of the parish's land area from human population, leaving the remaining portion of the parish largely uninhabited. The remote community of John Hughes, which has less ties to the parish as a whole than to Swetes in Saint Paul, is one of the few settlements found inside the Sherkerley Mountains.
South Antiguan Creole in the context of Old Road, Antigua and Barbuda
Old Road (/oʊld ɹoʊd/; South Antiguan: Hol' Roud [(h)ɔl roʊd]), officially known as the Town of Old Road, is a town located on a roadstead in the parish of Saint Mary, Antigua and Barbuda. It is overlooked by Boggy Peak, which lies to its northwest. Old Road was founded in the 1700s, and in the 1850s was still a tiny settlement of 96, smaller than its neighbour to the west, Urlings. Old Road has since grown to a population of 1,251 in 2011, and is now the tenth largest settlement in the country. Old Road is smaller than Willikies, but is larger than Montclear, Skyline, and Potters Village. Old Road is separated from the rest of Antigua by the Shekerley Mountains. The village is located on Andy Roberts Drive which to the east, merges onto Fig Tree Drive leading to John Hughes, and to the west, continues through Urlings, Crabs Hill, and Johnsons Point before merging onto Valley Road in Ffryes village.
Old Road contains a sports complex, Morris Bay beach, Carlisle Bay beach, and the St. Mary's parish church. Old Road also has a primary school, and in sports, is home to the Old Road F.C. and a cricket club.
South Antiguan Creole in the context of Swetes
Swetes (/swiːts/; South Antiguan: Sweet [swiːt]) is a village located in Saint Paul Parish on the island of Antigua, in Antigua and Barbuda.