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Papiamento (English: / ˌ p ɑː p i ə ˈ m ɛ n t oʊ /) or Papiamentu (English: / ˌ p ɑː p i ə ˈ m ɛ n t uː /; Dutch: Papiaments [ˌpaːpijaːˈmɛnts]) is a Portuguese-based creole language spoken in the Dutch Caribbean. It is the most widely spoken language on the Caribbean ABC islands (Aruba, Bonaire, and Curaçao).
Papiamento or Papiamentu is a Portuguese-based creole language spoken in the Dutch Caribbean. It is the most widely spoken language on the Caribbean ABC islands , with official status in Aruba and Curaçao.
It is an official language of Curaçao and Aruba. Papiamentu developed in Curaçao after the Netherlands took over the island from Spain in 1634. In 1659, having been expelled from Brazil, several Portuguese-speaking Dutch colonists and their Sephardic Jewish allies immigrated to Curaçao.
Papiamento is a Creole language containing elements of Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, English and French, as well as Arawakan and African languages. It is spoken by about 330,000 people in Curaçao, Bonaire and Aruba, which were formerly known as the Netherlands Antilles.
El papiamento es una lengua hablada en las Antillas Neerlandesas: las islas de Curazao ( papiamentu, papiamento ), Bonaire ( papiamen) y en Aruba ( papiamento ), todas forman parte del Reino de los Países Bajos .
Unique to the ABC islands (Aruba, Bonaire and Curacao), Papiamento evolved from a rudimentary pidgin language - utilized for the purpose of communication among people with different native tongues - into the more complex language it is today.
