Country
Languages of Jamaica
The Linguasphere Register records 4 entries for Jamaica, spread across 3 of its ten sectors. Each row below links to the Register entry, where the sets, chains and individual languages underneath it can be opened.
4Register entries
3Sectors present
3Zones
0Language entries
5= INDO-EUROPEAN 7= SINO-INDIAN 8= SOUTH-AMERICA
Register entries recorded in Jamaica
| Code | Entry | Level | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
52-A | NORSK + FRYSK | Set | GERMANIC,. |
52= | GERMANIC | Zone | Covers the "Germanic" or Norsk + Frysk set, part of the "Indo-European" intercontinental affinity. |
79= | SINITIC | Zone | Covers the "Chinese" or Han-Yu set, part of the "Sino-Tibetan" ("Sino-Indian") continental affinity. |
82= | ARAWAKIC | Zone | Covers the "Maipuran" ("Maipurean") or "Core Arawakan" grouping, part of the "wider Arawakan" hypothesis. |
Country placements come from the geographic data published with the Linguasphere Register. They mark where a speech community is recorded, not where a language is official. See sources and attribution.