Leeward Caribbean Creole English - Pronunciation

Pronunciation

Antiguan is pronounced very similarly to Jamaican. This has led some to surmise that the slaves of these countries came from the same place in Africa. Below are a few ways in which some language blends are fused or changed completely.

• "TR" as in 'Truck' is pronounced "CH", thus: 'Chruck.'
• "DR" as in 'Dress' is pronounced" J", thus: 'Jess'
• "TH" as in 'Them' is pronounced "D", thus: 'Dem'
• "TH" as in 'Think' is pronounced "T", thus: 'Tink'
• "WN" as in 'Down' is pronounced "NG", thus: 'Dung'
• "V" as in 'Vex' is pronounced "B", thus: 'Bex'
• Sometimes an ending "T" is left off and words such as 'Best' sound like 'Bess'. Expect sounds like 'Expeck'; and 'Left' sounds like 'Leff'.