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Papiamentu language

Papiamento
Papiamentu
Native to
Native speakers
271,261 (1999–2011)
Portuguese Creole
  • Upper Guinea Portuguese
    • Papiamento
Official status
Official language in
Language codes
ISO 639-2 pap
ISO 639-3
Glottolog papi1253
Linguasphere 51-AAC-be
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Papiamento (English: /ˌpɑːpiəˈmɛnt, ˌpæp-/) or Papiamentu (English: /ˌpɑːpiəˈmɛnt, ˌpæp-/) is a West Iberian creole language spoken in the Dutch West Indies and believed to be derived from Portuguese, Judaeo-Portuguese, Spanish, Judaeo-Spanish, African languages, Indigenous languages, English, and Dutch. It is the most-widely spoken language on the Caribbean ABC islands, having official status in Aruba and Curaçao. The language is also recognized in Bonaire by the Dutch government.


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