Dictionary English Papiamentu - Papiamentu English

Dictionary English Papiamentu - Papiamentu English PDF

Author: E A L Hassell

Publisher: Hassell Street Press

Published: 2023-07-18

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781019349823

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This dictionary provides translations between English and Papiamentu, a Creole language spoken in the Dutch Caribbean islands of Aruba, Bonaire, and Curacao. With over 10,000 entries and clear definitions, it is an essential tool for anyone looking to communicate in Papiamentu or English. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

English / Papiamento Dictionary

English / Papiamento Dictionary PDF

Author: John Rigdon

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Published: 2018-01-21

Total Pages: 160

ISBN-13: 9781984041388

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Papiamento is a Creole language containing elements of Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, English and French, as well as Arawakan and African languages. It is spoken by about 330,000 people in Cura�ao, Bonaire and Aruba, which were formerly known as the Netherlands Antilles. There are also Papiamento speakers in the Netherlands and Sint Maarten. In Cura�ao and Bonaire the language is known as Papiamentu, and it is known as Papiamento in Aruba.Many Papiamento speakers are multilingual and are also able to speak Dutch, English and Spanish. Papiamento has been an official language of Aruba since May, 2003. In the former Netherlands Antilles (which at the time comprised Bonaire, Cura�ao, Saba, Sint Eustatius and Sint Maarten) Papiamento was made an official language on March 7, 2007. After its dissolution, the language's official status was confirmed in the newly formed Caribbean Netherlands (part of the Netherlands proper, and compromising Bonaire, Saba and Sint Eustatius), until January 1, 2011; since then, Bonaire is the only portion of the Caribbean Netherlands in which it is recognized.Papiamentu, Dutch and English are the official languages of Cura�ao; Papiamentu and Dutch are official in Bonaire, and in Aruba the official languages are Papiamento and Dutch.Papiamentu is a moving target. It varies from island to island, neighborhood to neighborhood, generation to generation. Linguists have various opinions about the history, phonology and grammar. Native speakers often disagree about the details.Although the number of speakers numbers only about 300,000, there are several newspapers published in the language and there has been recent work to standardize the spellings. This dictionary contains 7,500 terms in English and Papiamento. We also publish companion volumes with paired Dutch, Spanish, and Portuguese translations.This dictionary is derived from our WordsRUs system. Visit our website at www.wordsrus.info for availability on the other volumes.

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