Wiki Languages: Papiamento (Papiamentu)
Updated: 17-07-2024 by Wikilanguages.net
Language: Papiamentu (Papiamento) | Local name: Papiamentu |
Language code: pap | Display language: Simple English (simple)|
Speak area: Dutch Caribbean | Classification: mixed |
Country: Dutch Caribbean | Second language: |
Usage: national | Wiki language for Papiamento |
Dictionary for Papiamentu (Papiamentu) in Simple English
English | Papiamentu |
Papiamentu | Simple English |
Papiamento | |
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Papiamentu | |
Native to | Aruba, Curaçao, Caribbean Netherlands: Bonaire |
Native speakers | 412,694[1] |
Language family | Portuguese Creole
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Writing system | Latin (Papiamento orthography) |
Official status | |
Official language in | Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-2 |
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ISO 639-3 | pap |
Glottolog | papi1253 |
Linguasphere | 51-AAC-be |
Location map of Aruba, Bonaire, and Curaçao, where Papiamento is spoken |
Papiamento (English: /ˌpɑːpiəˈmɛntoʊ/)[2] or Papiamentu (English: /ˌpɑːpiəˈmɛntuː/) is a creole language spoken in the Caribbean. It is the most common language on the ABC islands of Aruba, Bonaire, and Curaçao. It is also commonly spoken in Sint Eustatius and Saba.
References
- ↑www.ethnologue.com
- ↑Wells, John C. (2008), Longman Pronunciation Dictionary (3rd ed.), Longman, ISBN 978-1-4058-8118-0