Sint Eustatius Languages
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Description[edit | edit source]
The languages spoken on Sint Eustatius (an island in the Caribbean and a special municipality of the Netherlands) are: [1]
- English - 92.7% of the population - the language of everyday life and the only language used in Education.
- Dutch - 36.0% - the official language of Sint Eustatius.
- Spanish - 33.8%
- Papiamento (also known as Papiamentu) - 20.8% - this is a Portuguese-based creole language
- A local English-based creole is also spoken informally.
Word List(s)[edit | edit source]
- Dutch Genealogical Word List
- Spanish Genealogical Word List
- Antiano, Instituto Lingwistiko. A basic word list : Papiamentu-English English-Papiamentu. Margate: n.p., 1989. Available at: WorldCat.
- Hoyer, W. M. Vocabulary and sentences of the Papiamento language: Dutch, Papiamento, English, Spanish. n.p.: n.p., 1942. Available at: WorldCat.
- Papiamento Phrase and word samples - Wikipedia
- Papiamento Vocabulary - Wikipedia
- Useful phrases in Papiamento - Omniglot
- Papiamento Phrase list - WikiVoyage
Alphabet and Pronunciation[edit | edit source]
Alphabet
- Papiamento Vowels and diphthongs - Wikipedia
- Papiamento Alphabet - Wikipedia
- Papiamento alphabet - Omniglot
- Papiamento alphabet - WikiVoyage
- Papiamento Alphabet-and-Pronunciation - Polyglot
Pronunciation
- Papiamento Stress and accent - Wikipedia
- Papiamento pronunciation - Omniglot
- Papiamento Pronunciation guide - WikiVoyage
Language Aids and Dictionaries[edit | edit source]
Dictionaries
- Mansur, Jossy M. Dictionary, English-Papiamento, Papiamento-English. Oranjestad, Aruba,: Edicionnan Clasico Diario, 16 Dec 2022. Available at: WorldCat.
Online Dictionaries
- Papiamentu Dictionary - Papiamentu.net
- Dictionary English - Papiamento - Glosbe
- Papiamento–English dictionary - Majstro
- Translate English to Papiamento online - Translated
Language Aids
- Dictionary : grammar usage : English Papiamentu, Papiamentu English. Aruba: Lago Oil & Transport, 1953. Available at: WorldCat.
- Agard, Frederick B. Papiamentu grammars and the structure of the language. n.p.: n.p., 1975. Available at: WorldCat.
- Papiamento orthography - Wikipedia
Additional Resources[edit | edit source]
- Jacobs, Bart. Origins of a Creole : the history of Papiamentu and its African ties. Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton, 2012. Available at: WorldCat.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Sint Eustatius," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sint_Eustatius#:~:text=official%20language, accessed 16 Dec 2022.