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==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]. | * 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]. | * 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''' | '''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 | |||
'''Pronunciation''' | '''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== | ||
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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]
- 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[edit | edit source]
Alphabet
- Papiamento Vowels and diphthongs - Wikipedia
- Papiamento Alphabet - Wikipedia
- Papiamento alphabet - Omniglot
- Papiamento alphabet - WikiVoyage
Pronunciation
- Papiamento Stress and accent - Wikipedia
- Papiamento pronunciation - Omniglot
- Papiamento Pronunciation guide - WikiVoyage
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.