The Vocabulary or lexicon of Caribbean Creole English is derived mainly from Standard English. A number of words used in Creole speech are related to cultural influences from other European, African, East Indian, Chinese and Amerindian languages.
Examples of some of these words are listed below.
1. African- Senseh, bakra, dutty, nyam, foo-foo, makak, shango
2. Chinese- Wok, chop suey, chow mein, wonton, soy, chow chow
3. East Indian- Paisa, bhariat, maticore, sari, dhal, saro-bhai, orni, baratan
4. Amerindian- Maraca, barbecue, cassave, iguana, arepa, manatee, babrikot
How many of these words from the list did you know?
Can you find others to add to the list?
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