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Vincentian Creole

Word of Mouth by BBC

Feb 5, 202627:27Society & Culture

Michael Rosen talks to linguist Teddy Mack about Vincy, a language rooted in English spoken on the Caribbean island of St Vincent, alongside standard English. But the English Teddy encountered when he moved to the UK pro...

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