Sint Eustatius Languages

Sint Eustatius

Languages

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Description

The languages spoken on Sint Eustatius (an island in the Caribbean and a special municipality of the Netherlands) are:

• 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.