Belizean English

This article is about a dialect of the English language. For the closely-related creole language, see Belizean Kriol.

Belizean English
RegionBelize
Speakers184,000 (2014)[1]
L2: 56,000 (2003)[1]
Early forms
Standard forms
Standard Caribbean English[2][note 1]
Latin (English alphabet)
Official status
Official language in
Belize[3]
Language codes
ISO 639-3–
IETFen-BZ
Coordinates: 17°03′23″N 88°40′02″W / 17.056440603398805°N 88.66713935720784°W / 17.056440603398805; -88.66713935720784
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Belizean English is the set of varieties of the English language spoken in Belize and by members of the Belizean diaspora.

  1. ^ a b Eberhard, Simons & Fennig 2022, country digest for Belize.
  2. ^ Ammon et al. 2006, p. 2077.
  3. ^ Ammon et al. 2006, pp. 2077, 2084.


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