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After a decades-long debate, English and Papiamentu have been made official languages alongside Dutch in early March 2007. Legislation is produced in Dutch but parliamentary debate is in Papiamentu or English, depending on the island. Due to the islands' closeness to South America, Spanish is becoming increasingly known and used throughout the archipelago. Vital records are also kept in Dutch. | After a decades-long debate, English and Papiamentu have been made official languages alongside Dutch in early March 2007. Legislation is produced in Dutch but parliamentary debate is in Papiamentu or English, depending on the island. Due to the islands' closeness to South America, Spanish is becoming increasingly known and used throughout the archipelago. Vital records are also kept in Dutch. | ||
For word lists and help researching in Netherlands Antilles records, see: | |||
*[[Dutch Genealogical Word List]] | |||
*[[Spanish Genealogical Word List]] | |||
[[Category:Netherlands Antilles]] | [[Category:Netherlands Antilles]] | ||