Is English Spoken on the Isle of Wight?

Yes, English is spoken on the Isle of Wight. It's the primary language, making it easy for visitors to communicate.

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Yes, the traditional island accent is similar to the rural South of England, combined with unique island slang words.

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Nowadays, few people on the Island speak with a true island accent, but there are still those around that speak it. You're more likely to come across it in rural areas, although in some ways it is a generational differnece.

The accent is similar to the rural South of England.

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Then there's the slang. Like many places, the Isle of Wight has its own set of colloquial terms.

Words like gurt (meaning very or large) and gurt large) pepper conversations when you get talking to a true islander.

If you want to find out more about the Isle of Wight dialect, then this guide to the Isle of Wight Dialect is the one to get. It's a fascinating look at the language of the Isle of Wight.

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While English dominates the linguistic landscape of the Isle of Wight, That's not to say people don't speak a handful of other languages.

I've not been able to find any census data on second languages spoken, but as far as main languages go, the breakdown is as follows. Obviously, this is going to represent first-generation immigration primarily.

As the data shows, the Islands primary minority language is Polish, with Romanian and Filipino also being spoken.

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