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Why bahamian language are spoken?

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English is the official language. Although, you might hear Bahamian English. It's a mixture of Queen's diction, African influence and island dialect.

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Somewhere between 50,000 and 75,000 persons of Haitian ancestry live in The Bahamas- most as immigrants who arrived without proper documentation but some 20- 30,000 who are citizens. This segment of the population speaks Haitian Kreyol and 'Bahamian' English.

There are a few thousand Spanish speakers who also speak English. Add to this another few thousand ethnic Chinese and you have a sizeable group of Mandarin or Cantonese speakers.

We are further enhanced with hundreds of other language speakers from Brazil and Europe as well as many Asian states introducing Portuguese, continental French, German, Italian, Hindi, Tagalog and a myriad of other languages.

The Bahamas is truly cosmopolitan in its make-up but we do have to deal with our apparent national reluctance to recognise the 25% of our population who are Kreyol speakers and who have contributed much to our national development over the past two hundred years, particularly with the success of the 1804 revolution which caused so many of our ancestors to dream of the end of nineteenth century slavery. Thank you Haiti.

majority of people there speak English.
The language that people speak in the Bahamas is English. It is considered to be the official language of the Bahamas.
Some and most speak english, but a lot also speak spanish it depends on what island you are talking about though... really though there is no official second language in the Bahamas (which is a good thing) everyone is allowed to speak whatever language they choose to speak:)

About one quarter of the people living in the Bahamas actually speak French. Because the Bahama's is a popular American tourist destination, many citizens there speak English.
English with an accent
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The Bahamas colonised with England so Spain wouldn't go to war in 1718. They needed to learn English. And it has something to do with the slaves moving to Bahamas from New York, Florida etc.
English is the official language of the Bahamas.
The first language of the people in Bahamas is English. There is no official language and people are free to speak any language they want. So, chances are, you will find people who speak Spanish, but no guarantees.

Source: http://www.thebahamasguide.com/facts/language.htm
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they speak English, Spanish and different dialects
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they speak English in the Bahamas
The official language in the Bahamas is English with no official second language
They speak English and Bahamian Creole.
They speak English.
The Bahamians speak Bahamian Dialic F.Y.I its bad kind of miss up english
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English is spoken in the Bahamas
Hi, I am a local in the Bahamas and the main languages spoken in the Bahamas are: 1) English- Is our main language spoken here, we do not speak proper english however but we have a west indian accent. 2)Spanish- Many locals speak spanish because we are taught spanish in schools at an early age. These are our main languages spoken here in the Bahamas.

They speak english but some may call it bahamianese
Bahamians speak English.
They speak English, French, and some Spanish.

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The 1 official language of The Bahamas is English.

  1. Bahamas Creole English is also recognized and widely spoken (about 400,000 people)
  2. Spanish is widely spoken as a second language.
  3. Haitian Creole is spoken by about 25% of the population.
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People speak Bahamian English and Bahamian Creole in order to communicate within society.

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