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* [https://omniglot.com/writing/papiamento.php#:~:text=Papiamento%20alphabet Papiamento Alphabet] - Omniglot
* [https://omniglot.com/writing/papiamento.php#:~:text=Papiamento%20alphabet Papiamento Alphabet] - Omniglot
* [https://omniglot.com/writing/dutch.htm#:~:text=Dutch%20alphabet Dutch alphabet] - Omniglot
* [https://omniglot.com/writing/dutch.htm#:~:text=Dutch%20alphabet Dutch alphabet] - Omniglot
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_language#:~:text=Phonology Dutch Consonants and Vowels] - Wikipedia
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_language#:~:text=Phonology Dutch Consonants and Verbs] - Wikipedia


'''Pronunciation'''
'''Pronunciation'''
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==Language Aids and Dictionaries==
==Language Aids and Dictionaries==
'''Dictionaries'''
'''Dictionaries'''
* Ratzlaff-Henriquez, Betty. ''English, Papiamentu bilingual dictionary.'' Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles: The TWR Dictionary Foundation, 1995. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/463332761 WorldCat].
* Betty Ratzlaff-Henriquez, '''''English, Papiamentu bilingual dictionary''''', Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles : The TWR Dictionary Foundation, 1995 - [https://www.worldcat.org/title/english-papiamentu-bilingual-dictionary/oclc/463332761&referer=brief_results Available at WorldCat]
* Hassell, E A L. ''English Papiamentu, Papiamentu English dictionary : grammar usage.'' Aruba: Lago Oil & Transport Co., 1953. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/21998580 WorldCat].
* E A L Hassell, '''''English Papiamentu, Papiamentu English dictionary : grammar usage''''', Aruba : Lago Oil & Transport Co., 1953 - [https://www.worldcat.org/title/english-papiamentu-papiamentu-english-dictionary-grammar-usage/oclc/21998580&referer=brief_results Available at WorldCat]
* Quist, Gerdi and Dennis Strik. ''Essential Dutch dictionary : Dutch-English/English-Dutch dictionary.'' London: Hodder Education, 2010. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/811402778 WorldCat].
* Gerdi Quist & Dennis Strik, '''''Essential Dutch dictionary : Dutch-English/English-Dutch dictionary''''', London : Hodder Education, 2010 - [https://www.worldcat.org/title/essential-dutch-dictionary-dutch-englishenglish-dutch-dictionary/oclc/811402778&referer=brief_results Available at WorldCat]
* ''The new Routledge & Van Dale Dutch dictionary : Dutch-English/English-Dutch.'' London: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2014. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/875771414 WorldCat].
* '''''The new Routledge & Van Dale Dutch dictionary : Dutch-English/English-Dutch''''', London ; New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2014 - [https://www.worldcat.org/title/new-routledge-van-dale-dutch-dictionary-dutch-englishenglish-dutch/oclc/875771414&referer=brief_results Available at WorldCat]


'''Online Dictionaries'''
'''Online Dictionaries'''
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'''Language Aids'''
'''Language Aids'''
* Hassell, E A L. ''Papiamentu Grammar Usage.'' Aruba: Lago Oil & Transport Co., 1953. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/21998580 WorldCat].
* E A L Hassell, '''''Papiamentu Grammar Usage''''', Aruba : Lago Oil & Transport Co., 1953 - [https://www.worldcat.org/title/english-papiamentu-papiamentu-english-dictionary-grammar-usage/oclc/21998580&referer=brief_results Available at WorldCat]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_language#:~:text=Verbs%20and%20tenses Dutch Verbs and Tenses] -  Wikipedia
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_language#:~:text=Verbs%20and%20tenses Dutch Verbs and Tenses] -  Wikipedia



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Description[edit | edit source]

Curaçao is a polyglot society. The official languages are Dutch, Papiamentu and English. Most of Curaçao's population is able to converse in at least two of the languages of Papiamentu, Dutch, English, and Spanish [1]

  • Papiamento - The most widely spoken language is Papiamentu, a Portuguese creole with African, Dutch and Spanish influences, spoken in all levels of society. It is the first language of 81.2% of the population.
  • Dutch - Dutch is the sole language for all administration and legal matters.
  • Spanish and English also have a long historical presence in Curaçao. Spanish became an important language in the 18th century due to the close economic ties with Spanish territories in what are now Venezuela and Colombia[28] and several Venezuelan TV networks are received. Use of English dates to the early 19th century, when the British took Curaçao, Aruba and Bonaire. [2]

Word List(s)[edit | edit source]

Alphabet and Pronunciation[edit | edit source]

Alphabet

Pronunciation

Language Aids and Dictionaries[edit | edit source]

Dictionaries

  • Betty Ratzlaff-Henriquez, English, Papiamentu bilingual dictionary, Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles : The TWR Dictionary Foundation, 1995 - Available at WorldCat
  • E A L Hassell, English Papiamentu, Papiamentu English dictionary : grammar usage, Aruba : Lago Oil & Transport Co., 1953 - Available at WorldCat
  • Gerdi Quist & Dennis Strik, Essential Dutch dictionary : Dutch-English/English-Dutch dictionary, London : Hodder Education, 2010 - Available at WorldCat
  • The new Routledge & Van Dale Dutch dictionary : Dutch-English/English-Dutch, London ; New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2014 - Available at WorldCat

Online Dictionaries

Language Aids

Additional Resources[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. Wikipedia contributors, "Curaçao," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cura%C3%A7ao#Languages#:~:text=Cura%C3%A7ao%20is%20a%20polyglot%20society.%20The%20official%20languages%20are%20Dutch%2C%20Papiamentu%20and%20English., accessed 6 Sep 2021.
  2. Wikipedia contributors, "Curaçao," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cura%C3%A7ao#Languages#:~:text=Languages, accessed 6 Sep 2021.