Info about Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago Language
Trinidad and Tobago is situated in the West Indies. The northeastern border of Trinidad and Tobago is shared with Veneauela. Trinidad and Tobago was under the reign of the United Kingdom before 1962. Due to the British colonization, many people in Trinidad and Tobago know how to speak English. The official language of Trinidad and Tobago is English. The English official language is mostly influenced by the period of the British colonization.
The local people also speak language from foreign countries such as Spanish and Castilian. The Spanish language are brought in by the Spanish people who settled on the islands. The Indians in Trinidad and Tobago speak Hindi. There are a lot of Indian people in Trinidad and Tobago. Every day, the Indian people use Hindi to communicate with each other. The main language is different in each region. Different tribes speak different dialects.
The French language is used by the local people in casual communication in Trinidad and Tobago. French had been dominating Trinidad and Tobago for hundreds of years. You can observe the influence of French by examining the name of the people of Trinidad and Tobago. If you observe carefully, you will find that there is a word in the people’s name that has French word. A 2004 statistic report have shown that about fifty thousand residents in Tobago and Trinidad speak Spanish. Most of the English schools in Trinidad and Tobago teaches both the English and Spanish language. The people don’t speak English in proper manner. Instead, they have their own English dialect. The Creole English or Trinidadian English is the most widespread language used in Tobago. The types of languages used determine the cultures of people in Trinidad and Tobago.