Antiguan and Barbudan English

Antiguan and Barbudan English
Antiguan and Barbudan English
Region	Antigua and Barbuda
Language family	Indo-European Germanic West Germanic North Sea Germanic Anglo–Frisian Anglic English Caribbean English Antiguan and Barbudan English; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Early forms	Old English Middle English Early Modern English ; ;
Dialects	Antiguan and Barbudan Creole;
Writing system	Latin (English alphabet); Unified English Braille
Official status
Official language in	Antigua and Barbuda (de facto)
Language codes
ISO 639-3	–
Glottolog	None
IETF	en-AG
	regions where Antiguan and Barbudan English is the language of the majority regions where Antiguan and Barbudan English is the language of a significant minority

Antiguan and Barbudan English (ABE) or Antiguan and Barbudan Standard English is a dialect of English used in Antigua and Barbuda. ABE co-exists with Antiguan and Barbudan Creole and is considered a Standard English rather than a creole, vernacular, or semi-creole. ABE is used in all educational and administrative circumstances.