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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> | |||
* '''English''' - 92.7% of the population - the language of everyday life and the only language used in Education. | |||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_language '''Dutch'''] - 36.0% - the official language of Sint Eustatius. | |||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_language '''Spanish'''] - 33.8% | |||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papiamento '''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)== | ==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 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== | ==Language Aids and Dictionaries== | ||
'''Dictionaries''' | |||
* Mansur, Jossy M. ''Dictionary, English-Papiamento, Papiamento-English.'' Oranjestad, Aruba,: Edicionnan Clasico Diario, 16 Dec 2022. '''''Available at:''''' [https://worldcat.org/title/29990122 WorldCat]. | |||
'''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== | ==Additional Resources== | ||
* Jacobs, Bart. ''Origins of a Creole : the history of Papiamentu and its African ties.'' Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton, 2012. '''''Available at:''''' [https://worldcat.org/title/808342279 WorldCat]. | |||
== References == | |||
==References== | {{reflist}} | ||
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Description
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)
- 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
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
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
- Jacobs, Bart. Origins of a Creole : the history of Papiamentu and its African ties. Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton, 2012. Available at: WorldCat.
References
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Sint Eustatius," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sint_Eustatius#:~:text=official%20language, accessed 16 Dec 2022.