Unlocking the Beauty of Papiamento: Learn the Language of Aruba

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I sat down with my friend Rivianca who's from Aruba to learn some Papiamento.
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Papiamento - A Portuguese + Spanish Creole of the Dutch Caribbean - LangFocus:
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From Wikipedia:
Papiamento (English: /ˌpɑːpiəˈmɛntoʊ/)[3] or Papiamentu (English: /ˌpɑːpiəˈmɛntuː/; Dutch: Papiaments) is a Portuguese-based creole language spoken in the Dutch Caribbean. It is the most widely spoken language on the Caribbean ABC islands (Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao) having official status in Aruba and Curaçao. Papiamento is also a recognised language in the Dutch public bodies of Bonaire, Sint-Eustatius and Saba.
Papiamento (Aruba) or Papiamentu (Bonaire and Curaçao) is largely based on Old Portuguese (including Judaeo-Portuguese), and has been influenced considerably by Dutch and Venezuelan Spanish. Due to lexical similarities between Portuguese and Spanish, it is difficult to pinpoint the exact origin of some words. Though there are different theories about its origins, most linguists now believe that Papiamento emerged from the Portuguese creole languages of the West African coasts, as it has many similarities with Cape Verdean Creole and Guinea-Bissau Creole.
References
www.ethnologue.com
Papiamento can be used in relations with the Dutch government.
"Invoeringswet openbare lichamen Bonaire, Sint Eustatius en Saba" (in Dutch). wetten.nl. Retrieved 2011-01-01.
Wells, John C. (2008), Longman Pronunciation Dictionary (3rd ed.), Longman, ISBN 978-1-4058-8118-0
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Bouschoute, Jacoba (1969). "Certain Aspects Of The Dutch Influence On Papiamentu". University of British Columbia.
Dede pikiña ku su bisiña: Papiamentu-Nederlands en de onverwerkt verleden tijd. van Putte, Florimon., 1999. Zutphen: de Walburg Pers
Baptista, Marlyse (2009). On the development of nominal and verbal morphology in four lusophone creoles (seminar presentation given 6 November 2009, University of Pittsburgh).
Paul Brenneker - Curacaoensia (Augustinus 1961)
Martinus, Efraim Frank (1996). A Kiss of the Slave: Papiamento and its West African Connections.
Quint, Nicolas (2000). "Le Cap Verdien: Origines et Devenir d'une Langue Métisse," L’Harmattan, Paris.
Jacobs, Bart (2008) "Papiamento: A diachronic analysis of its core morphology" Phrasis 2, 59-82
Jacobs, Bart (2009a) "The Upper Guinea Origins of Papiamento: Linguistic and Historical Evidence". Diachronica 26:3, 319-379
Jacobs, Bart (2009b) "The origins of Old Portuguese features in Papiamento." In: Faraclas, Nicholas; Severing, Ronald; Weijer, Christa; Echteld, Liesbeth (eds.). "Leeward voices: Fresh perspectives on Papiamento and the literatures and cultures of the ABC Islands", 11-38. FPI/UNA, Curaçao.
Migge, Bettina; Léglise, Isabelle; Bartens, Angela (2010). Creoles in Education: An Appraisal of Current Programs and Projects. Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company. p. 268. ISBN 978-90-272-5258-6.
"Nieuwsbrief 070313 - Papiaments officieel erkend". Nieuws.leidenuniv.nl. Retrieved 2011-11-21.
"Tijdelijke wet officiële talen BES" (in Dutch). wetten.nl. Retrieved 2010-10-24. Artikel 2: De officiële talen zijn het Engels, het Nederlands en het Papiamento. (English: Article 2: The official languages are English, Dutch and Papiamento)
Papiamentu, written by Tara Sanchez
Jones, Addam Amauri (2016). "Identity via Papiamentu : From marginalization to language of instruction". City University of New York.
Van Der Wal, Marijke ea (2013). "The discovery, nature, and implications of a Papiamentu text fragment from 1783". Leiden University.
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[@TunahTak]

Papismento is very flexible idiom, globalized as a caribbean portuguese kriol, derived from cape verdean creole and portuguese. A bridge between germanic and romànic langs together.

[@evgtesq]

This was like a language hack for Papiamento - thanks!

[@InsistentlyInterdisciplinary]

You're so welcome! I'd love to make some more language hacks. Do you have any others in mind or would you like to participate in making one? :)

[@Agustin-fp7rb]

I sort of want all the language hacks

[@chrisrm18]

It's not only that locals appreciate it you learning Papiamento, but importantly, living on Aruba without learning the language means you are losing out on so much local context and information. You can't really follow anything without it. Sure, you can find niche journalists who give you some articles in English, Spanish or Dutch, but you'll still only be getting small parts here and there and only whatever that person decides to write.

[@InsistentlyInterdisciplinary]

Thank you for your comment. It really highlights the importance of even 'small' languages -- Horton the Elephant, a Dr. Seuss character -- once said 'a person's a person, no matter how small.' And the same is true for languages. They're real systems in a real social context and they are locally super important. Long live Papiamento :)

[@middleroadvoiceornot3255]

Danki! Thank you for the lesson you two!

[@InsistentlyInterdisciplinary]

Do you want to be the next one to share your language with the world? Do you speak Papiamento and would you like to help me make another video? Get in touch with me by leaving a comment :)

[@socialsciencesigns4044]

Hopi bon!

[@InsistentlyInterdisciplinary]

Danki!

[@stephanynoguera4723]

I love this! Masha danki p'e saki. Papiamento is pretty lax about tenses and conjugation. If you need help with grammar, I'd be happy to help.

[@InsistentlyInterdisciplinary]

Oooh! Yes! Thank you! :) Help is always welcome :)

[@stephanynoguera4723]

Here's some theories: tenses Present: ta Ex: mi ta gusta wak videos ( I like to watch videos) Past: 'a' y 'tabata'/'tawata' Ex: mi a bay scol ayera( I went to school yesterday) Mi tabata toca cuarta( I used to play the cuarta) Future: lo Ex: Mi lo baña e cacho mañan ( I will bathe the dog tomorrow) Hope you like🌸🇦🇼

[@InsistentlyInterdisciplinary]

Danki! This is super cool. Would you be interested in doing a video on it together? :) Collaboration is always welcome :)

[@socialsciencesigns4044]

@@InsistentlyInterdisciplinary I'd love to see another video on Papiamento :)

[@stephanynoguera4723]

@@InsistentlyInterdisciplinary I be honored but I've got a very busy schedule.

[@InsistentlyInterdisciplinary]

@@stephanynoguera4723 Not a problem. If your schedule lightens and you have time for a 15-minute record, that'd be amazing. If not, thanks so much for your comments and input :)

[@middleroadvoiceornot3255]

@@socialsciencesigns4044 I 2nd this!

[@TunahTak]

Papiamento is very pretty idiom should be marry with idom cos both have almost the same way of written.