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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]

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.

Alphabet and Pronunciation[edit | edit source]

Alphabet

Pronunciation

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

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.

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.

[1] Wikipedia contributors, "Sint Eustatius," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sint_Eustatius#:~:text=official%20language, accessed 16 Dec 2022.

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 ==Description==
 The languages spoken on Sint Eustatius (an island in the Caribbean and a special municipality of the Netherlands) are: <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Sint Eustatius," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sint_Eustatius#:~:text=official%20language, accessed 16 Dec 2022.</ref>
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 ==Word List(s)==
-* [[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:''''' [https://worldcat.org/title/43202681 WorldCat].
 * Hoyer, W. M. ''Vocabulary and sentences of the Papiamento language: Dutch, Papiamento, English, Spanish.'' n.p.: n.p., 1942. '''''Available at:''''' [https://worldcat.org/title/17171398 WorldCat].
-* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papiamento#:~:text=Phrase%20and%20word%20samples Papiamento Phrase and word samples] - Wikipedia
-* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papiamento#:~:text=Most%20of%20the%20vocabulary Papiamento Vocabulary] - Wikipedia
-* [https://omniglot.com/language/phrases/papiamento.php#:~:text=Useful%20phrases%20in%20Papiamento Useful phrases in Papiamento] - Omniglot
-* [https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Papiamento_phrasebook#:~:text=Phrase%20list Papiamento Phrase list] - WikiVoyage
 ==Alphabet and Pronunciation==
 '''Alphabet'''
-* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papiamento#:~:text=Papiamento%20vowels Papiamento Vowels and diphthongs] - Wikipedia
-* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papiamento_orthography#:~:text=Papiamento%2Fu%20Alphabet Papiamento Alphabet] - Wikipedia
-* [https://omniglot.com/writing/papiamento.php#:~:text=Papiamento%20alphabet Papiamento alphabet] - Omniglot
-* [https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Papiamento_phrasebook#:~:text=Papiamento%20is%20written%20in%20the%20Latin%20alphabet Papiamento alphabet] - WikiVoyage
-* [https://polyglotclub.com/wiki/Language/Papiamento/Pronunciation/Alphabet-and-Pronunciation Papiamento Alphabet-and-Pronunciation] - Polyglot
 '''Pronunciation'''
-* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papiamento#:~:text=Stress%20is%20very%20important%20in%20Papiamento Papiamento Stress and accent] - Wikipedia
-* [https://omniglot.com/writing/papiamento.php#:~:text=pronunciation Papiamento pronunciation] - Omniglot
-* [https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Papiamento_phrasebook#:~:text=Pronunciation%20guide Papiamento Pronunciation guide] - WikiVoyage
 ==Language Aids and Dictionaries==
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 '''Online Dictionaries'''
-* [https://www.papiamentu.net/dictionary.php Papiamentu Dictionary] - Papiamentu.net
-* [https://glosbe.com/en/pap Dictionary English - Papiamento] - Glosbe
-* [https://www.majstro.com/dictionaries/Papiamento-English Papiamento–English dictionary] - Majstro
-* [https://www.utranslated.com/english-to-papiamento/ Translate English to Papiamento online] - Translated
 '''Language Aids'''
 * ''Dictionary : grammar usage : English Papiamentu, Papiamentu English.'' Aruba: Lago Oil & Transport, 1953. '''''Available at:''''' [https://worldcat.org/title/1140462139 WorldCat].
 * Agard, Frederick B. ''Papiamentu grammars and the structure of the language.'' n.p.: n.p., 1975. '''''Available at:''''' [https://worldcat.org/title/20332096 WorldCat].
-* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papiamento_orthography Papiamento orthography] - Wikipedia
 ==Additional Resources==
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