Sint Maarten Languages

Sint Maarten

Languages

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Description

The languages spoken on Sint Maarten are:

• English - 67.5% of population - the everyday language and the first language of native Sint Maarteners.
• Spanish - 12.9% of population
• Creole - 8.2% of population - a local variety of Virgin Islands Creole is spoken in informal situations between individuals.
• French - 6.6% of population
• Dutch - 4.2% of population - most learn Dutch as a second language and only used between other Dutch speakers. Used when communicating with the Dutch government.
• Papiamento - 1.5% of population - Resources for the Papiamento Language

Word List(s)

• Spanish Genealogical Word List
• French Genealogical Word List
• Dutch Genealogical Word List
• Useful Spanish phrases - Omniglot
• Useful French phrases - Omniglot
• Useful Dutch phrases - Omniglot
• Useful phrases in Papiamento - Omniglot

Alphabet and Pronunciation

Alphabet

• Spanish alphabet - Omniglot
• French alphabet - Omniglot
• Dutch alphabet - Omniglot
• Papiamento alphabet - Omniglot

Pronunciation

• Spanish Pronunciation - Omniglot
• French pronunciation - Omniglot
• Dutch pronunciation - Omniglot
• Papiamento pronunciation - Omniglot

Language Aids and Dictionaries

Dictionaries

• Jarman, Beatriz Galimberti, Roy Russell, Carol Styles Carvajal, and Nicholas Rollin. The Oxford Spanish dictionary : Spanish-English, English-Spanish. New York: Oxford University Press Inc., 2008. Available at: WorldCat.
• Corréard, Marie-Hélène, Valerie Grundy, Jean-Benoit Ormal-Grenon, and Nicholas Rollin. The Oxford-Hachette French dictionary : French-English, English-French. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2007. Available at: WorldCat.
• Quist, Gerdi and Dennis Strik. Essential Dutch dictionary : Dutch-English/English-Dutch dictionary. Chicago, Ill: McGraw-Hill, 2010. Available at: WorldCat.
• Mansur, Jossy M. Dictionary, English-Papiamento, Papiamento-English. Oranjestad, Aruba,: Edicionnan Clasico Diario, 16 Dec 2022. Available at: WorldCat.

Online Dictionaries

• Dictionary French - English - Glosbe
• Dictionary English - Spanish - Glosbe
• Dictionary Dutch - English - Glosbe
• Dictionary English - Papiamento - Glosbe

Language Aids

• Schmitt, Conrad J. Spanish grammar. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2014. Available at: WorldCat.
• Purcell, Sue. French grammar. Harlow: BBC Active, 2009. Available at: WorldCat.
• Oosterhoff, Jenneke. Modern Dutch grammar : a practical guide. London: Routledge, 2015. Available at: WorldCat.
• Dictionary : grammar usage : English Papiamentu, Papiamentu English. Aruba: Lago Oil & Transport, 1953. Available at: WorldCat.