Since the 16th and 17th centuries, the Windward Islands have developed a variety of different verbal languages that consists of many unofficial (indigenous) languages and official languages. Many communities within the region have combined these languages and have created their own. The Windward Islands similarly contain a wide variety of indigenous or Creole signed languages. Creole languages are a set of languages that are categorized under their own rights. Creole is derived from Pidgin, a very simple language used between individuals that do not share a common language.
