Papiamentu

• “I also loved that English is widely spoken in addition to Dutch, Spanish and your local Creole dialect, Papiamentu -- that mixes Dutch, Spanish, French, Portuguese, English and West African.”

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• “If Curaçao had a soundtrack it would be Papiamentu, the island's Creole language, said to be a hybrid of Portuguese, Spanish, Dutch, English and West African dialects.”

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• “While English and French Creoles get more attention, the extension of Papiamentu into different domains like writing, education and policy is incredibly high," said Bart Jacobs, a”

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• “Now the novel is being translated into Papiamentu by Lucille Berry-Haseth, a Curaçaoan poet.”

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• “Most of Curaçao's newspapers publish in Papiamentu.”

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• “Of 30 or so radio stations here, nearly all broadcast in Papiamentu.”

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• “Papiamentu evolved from a Portuguese-based lingua franca once used in West Africa, developing further in the 17th century when Curaçao was an entrepôt for South America's slave trade and a cosmopolitan Dutch outpost settled in part by Portuguese - and Spanish-speaking Jews.”

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• “Papiamentu, a Creole language influenced over the centuries by African slaves, Sephardic merchants and Dutch colonists, is now spoken by only about 250,000 people on the islands of”

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• “Transforming status quo into law, officials here recognized Papiamentu as an official language in 2007, with Dutch and English.”

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• “Bookstores sell novels and poetry collections in Papiamentu.”

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