Search Results

The Antiguan and Barbudan Language Academy (Aanteegan an' Baabyuudan Langwij Akaademee) strives to maintain, advance, and document Antiguan and Barbudan Creole. The academy maintains the Antiguan and Barbudan Creole orthography .

- St. John’s (seɪnt d͡ʒɑnz) - Adelin (ədɛlɪn) - Airport/Osbourn (ɒzbɔːɹn) - All Saints (ɑl seɪnts) - Barnes Hill (bɑːɹnz hɪl) - Bathlodge (bæθlɒd͡ʒ) - Bellevue Heights (bɛlvjuː haɪts) - Belmont (bɛlmɒnt) - Bendals Road (bɛndəlz ɹoʊd) - Bendals (bɛndəlz) - Bethesda (bəθɛz.də) - Blackmans Estate (blækmænz ɪsteɪt) - Blue Waters (bluː wɔː.təz) - Boggy Peak (boʊɡi piːk) - Bolans (bɔlɪnz) - Branns Hamlet (bɹænz hæm.lɪt) - Browns Bay (bɹaʊnz beɪ) - Buckley's (bʌkliz) - Carlisle (kɑːɹlaɪl) - Cedar Grove (siː.də ɡɹoʊv) - Cedar Valley (siː.də væli) - Christian Hill (kɹɪʃt͡ʃən hɪl) - Clare Hall (klɛəɹ hɑl) - Clarkes Hill (klɑːks hɪl) - Cobbs Cross (kɑbz kɹɒs) - Coolidge (kulɪd͡ʒ) - Crabbs (kɹæbz) - Crabbs Hill (kɹæbz hɪl) - Creekside (kɹiːksaɪd) - Crosbies (kɹɒzbiːz) - Diamonds (daɪməndz) - Dieppe Bay (djɛp beɪ) - Dow Hill (daʊ hɪl) - Ebenezer (ɛbəniːzə) - Emmanuels (ɪmænjuəlz) - English Harbour (ɪŋ.ɡlɪʃ hɑːbə) - Falmouth (fɑːlməθ) - Fitches Creek (fɪtʃɪz kɹiːk) - Five Islands (fai̯f aɪləndz) - Freemans (fɹiː.mənz) - Freetown (fɹiːtaʊn) - Glanvilles (glænvɪlz) - Golden Grove (ɡəʊl.dən ɡɹoʊv) - Grays Hill (ɡɹeɪz hɪl) - Green Castle (ɡɹiːn kɑːsəl) - Green Hill (ɡɹiːn hɪl) - Guiana Island (ɡiɑːnə aɪlənd) - Gunthorpes (gənθɔːpz) - Hatton Hill (hætən hɪl) - Hodges Bay (hɒd͡ʒɪz beɪ) - Jacks Hill (d͡ʒæks hɪl) - Jennings (d͡ʒɛnɪŋz) - John Hughes (d͡ʒɒn hjuːz) - Johnsons Point (ˈd͡ʒɑnsənz pɔɪnt) - Jumby Bay (Long Island) (dʒʌmbi beɪ/lɒŋ aɪlənd) - Liberta (lɪbʊɹtə) - Long Bay (lɒŋ beɪ) - Long Lane (Collins) (lɒŋ leɪn/kɑlɪnz) - Maiden Island (meɪdən aɪlənd) - Marble Hill (mɑː.bəl hɪl) - Marsh Village (mɑː(ɹ)ʃ vɪlɪd͡ʒ) - McKinnon's (məkɪnənz) - Mill Reef (mɪl ɹiːf) - Montclear (mɒnklɛəɹ) - Cashew Hill (kæʃuː hɪl) - New Winthorpes (n(j)uː wɪnθɔːpz) - Newfield (n(j)uːfiːld) - Obeez (oʊbiːz) - Old Road (oʊld ɹoʊd) - Paradise View (pæɹ.ə.daɪs vjuː) - Pares (pɑːɹz) - Parham (pɑːɹʊm) - Pattersons (pætəɹ.sənz) - Piggotts (pɪgʊtz) - Piggotts Ville (pɪgʊtz vɪl) - Potters Village (pɒtəz vɪlɪd͡ʒ) - Prison Farm (pɹɪzn̩ fɑːm) - Renfrew (ɹɛnfɹuː) - Scotts Hill (skɒtz hɪl) - Sea View Farm (siː vjuː fɑːm) - Seatons (siːtənz) - Skerretts (skæɹɪtz) - Skyline (skaɪlaɪn) - St. Claire (seɪnt klɛəɹ) - St. Philip's (seɪnt fɪlɪpz) - State College (steɪt kɒlɪd͡ʒ) - Sugar Factory (ʃʊɡə fæk.tə.ɹi) - Swetes (swiːtz) - Table Hill Gardens (teɪbl̩ hɪl ɡɑːdn̩z) - Tomlinsons (tɒm.lɪn.sənz) - Trade Winds (tɹeɪd wɪndz) - Tyrell's (taɪɹɛlz) - Union Road (juː.njən ɹoʊd) - Upper Clare Hall (ʌpə klɛəɹ hɑl) - Upper Lightfoots (ʌpə laɪtfʊtz) - Upper Potters (ʌpə pɒtəz) - Urlings (ɝlɪŋz) - Vernons (vɝnənz) - Willikies (wɪlɪkiːz) - Yepton's (yɛptɪnz) Barbuda: Codrington (kɒdɹɪŋtɪn) Barbuda-East (bɑːbjuː.də iːst) Barbuda-South (bɑːbjuː.də saʊθ) Barbuda-North (bɑːbjuː.də nɔːθ)

- Aal Sient (ɑːl seɪnt) - Aato (ɑːtoʊ) - Aazborn (ɑːzbɔɹn) - Adelin (ɑdɛlɪn) - Atan Il (ɑːtən ɪl) - Amanyual (əmɑnjuəl) - Apa Gaambal (əpə gɑːmbəl) - Apa Laitfut (əpə laɪtfʊt) - Baabyuuda-Ees (bɑːbjuːdə iːs) - Baabyuuda-Nawt (bɑːbjuːdə nɔt) - Baabyuuda-Sout (bɑːbjuːdə saʊt) - Baan Il (bɑːn ɪl) - Batlaaj (bætlɑːd͡ʒ) - Belmant (bɛlmɑːnt) - Belvyuu Ait dem (bɛlvjuː aɪt dɛm) - Bendal (bɛndəl) - Betesda (bɛtɛsdə) - Bluu Wata dem (bluː wɑta dɛm) - Bolan (bɔlən) - Braan Aamlit (bɹɑːn ɑːmlɪt) - Buklee (bʊkliː) - Daiman (daɪmən) - Dau Il (daʊ ɪl) - Dyep Bei (djɛp beɪ) - Ebaneeza ((h)ɛbəniːzə) - Faamat (fɑːmət) - Faiv Ailan dem (faɪv aɪlən dɛm) - Fich Kreek (fɪtʃ kɹiːk) - Frai (fɹaɪ) - Freeman (fɹiːmɑn) - Freetung (fɹiːtʊŋ) - Gyaantrop (ɟɑːntɹɔp) - Glaanvil (glɑːnvɪl) - Green Il (gɹiːn ɪl) - Green Kaasal (gɹiːn kɑːsəl) - Grie Il (gɹeɪ ɪl) - Inglish Aaba (ɪŋglɪʃ ɑːbə) - Jaali Aaba (d͡ʒɑːli ɑːbə) - Jaan Yuuz (d͡ʒɑːn juːz) - Jaansan Point (d͡ʒɑːnsən pɔɪnt) - Jak Il (d͡ʒæk ɪl) - Jenin (d͡ʒɛnɪn) - Kaadringtin (kɑːdɹɪŋtɪn/cɑːdɹɪŋtɪn) - Kyaalail (cɑːlaɪl) - Kyalin (cɑːlɪn) - Klaak Il (klɑːk ɪl) - Klier Aal (kleɪɹ ɑːl) - Kyob Kros (cɒb kɹɒs) - Kraazbee (kɹɑːzbiː) - Krab Il (kɹɑb ɪl) - Kreexaid (kɹiːksaɪd) - Kristyan Il (kɹɪstjən ɪl) - Kyuulij (cuːlɪj) - Laang Ailan (lɑːŋ aɪlən) - Liburta (lɪbʊɹtə) - Maabal Il (mɑːbəl ɪl) - Maash Vilij (mɑːʃ vɪlɪd͡ʒ) - Mikinin (mɪkɪnɪn) - Mil Reef (mɪl ɹiːf) - Monpeeliya (mɒnpiːlijə) - Monklier (mɒnkleɪɹ) - Nawt Soun (nɔt saʊn) - Nyuu Wintrup (njuː wɪntɹʊp) - Nyuufeeld (njuːfiːld) - Ol' Roud ((h)ɔl roʊd) - Oj Bie (ɔd͡ʒ beɪ) - Paar (pɑːɹ) - Paarum (pɑːɹʊm) - Paradais Vyuu (pɑɹədaɪs vjuː) - Patursin (pætʊɹsɪn) - Pigut (pɪgʊt) - Pigut Vil (pɪgʊt vɪl) - Pota Vilij (pɒtə vɪlɪd͡ʒ) - Prizan Faam (pɹɪzən fɑːm) - Renfruu (ɹɛnfɹuː) - Riediyou Rienj (ɹeɪdiːjoʊ ɹeɪnd͡ʒ) - Saakolt (sɑːkɔlt) - See Vyuu Faam (siː vjuː fɑːm) - Seeda Gruov (siːdə gɹʊov) - Seeda Vaalee (siːdə vɑːliː) - Seetin (siːtɪn) - Sen Filip (sɛn fɪlɪp) - Sen Jaan Siti (sɛn d͡ʒɑːn sɪtiː) - Sen Jaanstin (sɛn d͡ʒɑːnstɪn) - Sen Klier (sɛn kleɪɹ) - Shuga Fakchree (ʃʊgə fæktʃɹiː) - Skaat Il (skɑːt ɪl) - Skailain (skaɪlaɪn) - Skerit (skɛɹɪt) - Sweet (swiːt) - Taamlinsin (tɑːmlɪnsɪn) - Tairel (taɪɹɛl) - Tiebal Il Gaadan (teɪbəl ɪl gɑːdən) - Tried Win dem (tɹeɪd wɪn dɛm) - Urbat (ʊɹbət) - Urlin ((h)ʊɹɪn) - Vurnin (vʊɹnɪn) - Vila (vɪlə) - Wilikee (wɪlɪkiː) - Yeptin (jɛptɪn)

Elizabeth Knight (editor; non-author) Alex Cuffy (editor; non-author)

The following is an orthography for Antiguan and Barbudan Creole. The Axarplex orthography may be freely used for educational and all other purposes. If appears after the digraph , the sounds should be represented as rather than . Vowels IPA Letter Creole example English example /i/ i aap i happ y /iː/ ee (ë) Aant ee gan an' Baabyuudan/Änt ë gan an' Bäbyüdan b ee /ɪ/ i s i k s i ck /Ɛ/ e d e m dr e ss /ə/ a Baabyuud a Barbud a /uː/ uu (ü) Baaby uu da Barb u da /ʊ/ u b u k b oo k /ɔ/ o (aw) t o i t o y /ɔː/ oo (aw) f o rce /ɑ/ a Rad a nda Red o nda /ɑː/ aa (ä) Aa nteega an' Baabyuuda/ Ä ntëga an' Bäbyüda f a ther /æ/ a k a t cat /o/ o /ɒ/ o D o mineeka D o minica Diphthongs IPA Letter Creole example English example /ia/ & /ie/ ie /eɪ/ ie k ie k c a ke /ua/ ow /aɪ/ ai fl ai fl y /oʊ/ ou g ou g o Semi-vowels IPA Letter Creole example English example /w/ w w aa w ar /j/ y aa y u y ou Consonants IPA Letter Creole example English example /p/ p p an p eople /b/ b b ex b et /t/ t t aal t en /k/ k k aal c a k e /g/ g g ud g ood /t∫/ ch ch ruk ch at /dʒ/ j j ain j oin /f/ f f aa f ar /v/ v /s/ s /z/ z /∫/ sh /ʒ/ zh /m/ m /n/ n /ŋ/ ng /l/ l /ɹ/ r /ks/ x be x ve x /h/ h /d/ d /kʃ/ xh a xh an /c/ ky (c) c ar/ ky ar (no English equivalent) /ɟ/ gy gy al (no English equivalent)

Axarplex can be contacted by e-mail at axarplexinstitute@gmail.com . The Main Road mailing address will remain available for contact until the transition of materials online is completed.

Antigua and Barbuda does not have an official language de jure . The English language is only mentioned three times in Antiguan and Barbudan legislation, all three of which occur in the Constitution. All persons detained in a state of emergency in Antigua and Barbuda have a right to a "furnished statement in English" explaining the detention, and the other two mentions make knowledge of English a requirement to serve in Parliament. English is also mentioned in parliamentary standing orders as the main language of parliamentary proceedings. All legislation in Antigua and Barbuda is written in English. While English is used in most government activities, no legal document has declared the language official de jure as of August 2024.

Antiguan and Barbudan Creoles are a group of Antiguans and Barbudans who primarily speak Antiguan and Barbudan Creole and are the descendants of the white, black, and mixed populations of the country prior to emancipation in 1834. Antiguan and Barbudan Creoles are subdivided into two main groups, the black creoles that are the descendants of the country's slaves and the white creoles that are the descendants of the plantocracy. A broader definition, white, black, and mixed people who were born in the country, made up about two-thirds of the country's population in 2011.

As of May 2025, no legislation in Antigua and Barbuda establishes an official capital city. St. John's is the unofficial administrative centre of Antigua and Barbuda, being home to all three branches of government. However, most diplomatic missions are located in the village of Marble Hill and the North Coast region in general, rather than within St. John's city limits. The official residence of prime minister V. C. Bird was in the village of Tomlinson, and the residence of Prime Minister Gaston Browne, who legally resides in St. John's City West is located in the North Coast.

- Aal Sient - Aato - Aazborn - Adelin - Atan Il - Amanyual - Apa Gaambal - Apa Laitfut - Baabyuuda-Ees - Baabyuuda-Nawt - Baabyuuda-Sout - Baan Il - Batlaaj - Belmant - Belvyuu Ait dem - Bendal - Betesda - Bluu Wata dem - Bolan - Braan Aamlit - Buklee - Daiman - Dau Il - Dyep Bei - Ebaneeza - Faamat - Faiv Ailan dem - Fich Kreek - Frai - Freeman - Freetung - Gyaantrop - Glaanvil - Green Il - Green Kaasal - Grie Il - Inglish Aaba - Jaali Aaba - Jaan Yuuz - Jaansan Point - Jak Il - Jenin - Kaadringtin - Kyaalail - Kyalin - Klaak Il - Klier Aal - Kyob Kros - Kraazbee - Krab Il - Kreexaid - Kristyan Il - Kyuulij - Laang Ailan - Liburta - Maabal Il - Maash Vilij - Mikinin - Mil Reef - Monpeeliya - Monklier - Nawt Soun - Nyuu Wintrup - Nyuufeeld - Ol' Roud - Oj Bie - Paar - Paarum - Paradais Vyuu - Patursin - Pigot - Pigot Vil - Pota Vilij - Prizan Faam - Renfruu - Riediyou Rienj - Saakolt - See Vyuu Faam - Seeda Gruov - Seeda Vaalee - Seetin - Sen Filip - Sen Jaan Siti - Sen Jaanstin - Sen Klier - Shuga Fakchree - Skaat Il - Skailain - Skerit - Sweet - Taamlinsin - Tairel - Tiebal Il Gaadan - Tried Win dem - Urbat - Urlin - Vernin - Vila - Wilikee - Yeptin

Estimates as of 2023, based on government data and surveys. Information is also available for some villages in the country, which may be requested by contacting us. 2023 Parish Life Expectancy Index Education Index Income Index HDI Saint George 0.855 0.870 0.855 0.860 Saint Peter 0.848 0.841 0.861 0.850 Saint Philip 0.847 0.832 0.839 0.839 Saint Paul 0.851 0.851 0.831 0.844 Saint Mary 0.852 0.849 0.827 0.843 Barbuda 0.817 0.830 0.825 0.824 Saint John Rural 0.848 0.853 0.871 0.857 St. John's City 0.838 0.832 0.835 0.835 All parishes have had rising human development since 2021. All parishes were in the very high human development category. The parish of Saint John as a whole had an HDI of 0.848 (LEI 0.844, EI 0.844, II 0.856). 2022 Parish Life Expectancy Index Education Index Income Index HDI Saint George 0.830 0.844 0.830 0.835 Saint Peter 0.823 0.816 0.836 0.825 Saint Philip 0.822 0.808 0.814 0.815 Saint Paul 0.826 0.826 0.807 0.820 Saint Mary 0.827 0.824 0.803 0.818 Barbuda 0.793 0.806 0.801 0.800 Saint John Rural 0.823 0.828 0.845 0.832 St. John's City 0.813 0.808 0.810 0.810 All parishes had rising human development from 2021. Saint John as a whole had an HDI of 0.8224.

Saint Philip is the least populated parish of Antigua, home to 3,689 people in a 2018 estimate. Saint Philip is mostly xeric scrub and is composed of two peninsulas separated by Nonsuch Bay and Ayers Creek. The most densely populated part of the parish is the northern peninsula, with only scattered settlement along the coast and in the southern scrubland. Saint Philip is the easternmost part of the country, with its rough Atlantic coast having many coral reefs, bays, and inlets. Saint Philip has a large number of offshore islands and is at a slightly higher elevation than the rest of the island. The southern peninsula tends to be more elevated than the northern peninsula.