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==Description==
==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>
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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* [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://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Papiamento_phrasebook#:~:text=Papiamento%20is%20written%20in%20the%20Latin%20alphabet Papiamento alphabet] - WikiVoyage
* [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'''
'''Pronunciation'''
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'''Online Dictionaries'''
'''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'''
'''Language Aids'''
* ''Dictionary : grammar usage : English Papiamentu, Papiamentu English.'' Aruba: Lago Oil & Transport, 1953. '''''Available at:''''' [https://worldcat.org/title/1140462139 WorldCat].
* ''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].
* 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==
==Additional Resources==
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== References  ==
== References  ==
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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]

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.
  • 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]

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