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As Bonaire is part of the Netherlands, '''Dutch''' is the official language, and the sole language for all administration and legal matters. However, as at 2017 it is the main language of only 15% of the population — around two thirds use the creole language of '''Papiamento''' as their main language. '''Spanish''' was the main language of 11.8% of the people in 2001. <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Bonaire," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonaire#Languages, accessed 11 Aug 2021.</ref> | As Bonaire is part of the Netherlands, '''Dutch''' is the official language, and the sole language for all administration and legal matters. However, as at 2017 it is the main language of only 15% of the population — around two thirds use the creole language of '''Papiamento''' as their main language. '''Spanish''' was the main language of 11.8% of the people in 2001. <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Bonaire," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonaire#Languages, accessed 11 Aug 2021.</ref> |
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Description
As Bonaire is part of the Netherlands, Dutch is the official language, and the sole language for all administration and legal matters. However, as at 2017 it is the main language of only 15% of the population — around two thirds use the creole language of Papiamento as their main language. Spanish was the main language of 11.8% of the people in 2001. [1]
Word List(s)
Papiamento
Papiamentu | English |
---|---|
Dia | Day |
Djadumingu | Sunday |
Djaluna | Monday |
Djamars | Tuesday |
Djárason | Wednesday |
Djaweps | Thursday |
Djabièrnè | Friday |
Djasabra | Saturday |
Papiamentu | English |
---|---|
Luna | Month |
Yanüari | January |
Febrüari | February |
Mart | March |
Aprel | April |
Mei | May |
Yüni | June |
Yüli | July |
Ougùstùs | August |
Sèptèmber | September |
Òktober | October |
Novèmber | November |
Desèmber | December |
Papiamentu | English |
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Un | One |
Dos | Two |
Tres | Three |
Kuater | Four |
Sinku | Five |
Seis | Six |
Shete | Seven |
Ocho | Eight |
Nuebe | Nine |
Dies | Ten |
Dutch
Spanish
Alphabet and Pronunciation
Papiamento
Dutch
Spanish
Language Aids and Dictionaries
Papiamento
Dutch or Netherlands
- Netherlands Handwriting
- Dutch to English Dictionary (Glosbe)
- Learn Dutch in 5 minutes a day (duolingo)
- Introduction to Dutch (FutureLearn)
Spanish
- Spanish Letter Writing Guide
- Spanish Handwriting Clarified
- Spanish to English Dictionary (Glosbe)
- Spanish Records Extraction Manual
- The Spanish Documents Script Tutorial (BYU.EDU)
Additional Resources
References
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Bonaire," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonaire#Languages, accessed 11 Aug 2021.