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In other languages: NederlandsDescription[edit | edit source]
The official languages of the Caribbean island-state of Aruba are Papiamento and Dutch, but most Arubans speak a minimum of four languages, including English and Spanish.
- Schools require students to learn English, Spanish and to a lesser extent French.
- According to the Government of Aruba, the mother tongue and primary vernacular of almost all Arubans is Papiamento
- In the 18th and 19th centuries, most materials on the island and even Roman Catholic schoolbooks were written in Papiamento.
- Dutch is the sole language for most administrative and legal matters
Papiamento is a Creole language that evolved from Portuguese, Dutch, Spanish, some French, English, and a smattering of African languages. Papiamento was not considered important on Aruba until 1995. It was officially included in the school curriculum in 1998 and 1999. Since then, the island has embraced this native language. A Papiamento dictionary and fairy tales written in Papiamento are now readily available on the island. [1]
Word List(s)[edit | edit source]
Selected Aruban Papiamento phrases[2]
| Papiamento | Spanish | Portuguese | Dutch | English |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bon dia | Buenos días | Bom dia | Goedemorgen | Good morning |
| Bon tardi | Buenas tardes | Boa tarde | Goedemiddag | Good afternoon |
| Bon nochi | Buenas noches | Boa noite | Goedenavond | Good night |
| Bon bini | Bienvenido | Bem vindo | Welkom | Welcome |
| Danki | Gracias | Obrigado | Dank u/Dank je | Thank you |
| Ayo | Adiós | Adeus | Tot ziens | Good-bye |
| Pasa un bon dia | Que tenga/Que pase un buen día | Tenha um bom dia | Fijne dag | Have a good day |
| Con cos ta?
(Informal) Con ta bai? (Formal) |
¿Cómo estás?/¿Cómo te va? | Tudo bem? | Hoe gaat het? | How are you? |
| Mi ta bon | (Yo) Estoy bien | (Eu) Estou bem | Met mij gaat het goed | I am fine |
| Cuant'or tin? | ¿Qué hora es? | Que hora é?/Que horas são? | Hoe laat is het? | What time is it? |
| Mi por papia Papiamento | (Yo) Puedo hablar papiamento | (Eu) Posso falar papiamento | Ik spreek Papiaments | I can speak Papiamento |
| Si | Sí | Sim | Ja | Yes |
| No | No | Não | Nee | No |
| Aruba ta bunita | Aruba es bonita | Aruba é bonita | Aruba is mooi | Aruba is beautiful |
Papiamento
Dutch
Spanish
Portuguese
Alphabet and Pronunciation[edit | edit source]
Papiamento
Dutch
Spanish
Portuguese
Language Aids and Dictionaries[edit | edit source]
Papiamento
Dutch or Netherlands
- Netherlands Handwriting
- Dutch to English Dictionary (Glosbe)
- Learn Dutch in 5 minutes a day (duolingo)
- Introduction to Dutch (Future Learn)
Spanish
- Spanish Letter Writing Guide
- Spanish Handwriting Clarified
- Spanish to English Dictionary (Glosbe)
- Spanish Records Extraction Manual
- The Spanish Documents Script Tutorial (BYU.EDU)
- BYU Spanish Script Tutorial (BYU.EDU)
Portuguese
- Portuguese Letter-writing Guide
- Portuguese to English Dictionary (Glosbe)
- García, Teresa Alvarez, Sinda López Fuentes, and Ana Frankenberg-Garcia. Portuguese dictionary. Bishopbriggs, Glasgow: Collins, 2018. Available at: WorldCat.
Additional Resources[edit | edit source]
- Aruba Language Guide (Aruba)
- Aruba Language (VisitAruba)
- Aruba History, Language and Culture (WorldTravelGuide)
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Languages of Aruba," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_of_Aruba, accessed 4 Aug 2021.
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Languages of Aruba," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_of_Aruba#Selected_Aruban_Papiamento_phrases, accessed 4 Aug 2021.