Papiamento
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Papiamento (English: ), or Papiamentu (English: ; Dutch: Papiaments [ˌpaːpijaːˈmɛnts]), is a Portuguese-based creole language spoken in the Dutch Caribbean. It is the most widely spoken language on Aruba, Bonaire, and Curaçao (the ABC islands). The language, spelled Papiamento in Aruba and Papiamentu in Bonaire and Curaçao, is largely based on Portuguese as spoken in the 15th and 16th centuries, a
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| Papiamento | |
|---|---|
| Papiamento (Aruba) Papiamentu (Curaçao and Bonaire) | |
| Native to | Dutch Caribbean |
Native speakers | 350,000 (2025) |
Portuguese Creole
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| Latin (Papiamento orthography) | |
| Official status | |
Official language in |  Aruba  Bonaire Curaçao |
| Regulated by | Papiamento Academy Foundation |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-2 | pap |
| ISO 639-3 | pap |
| Glottolog | papi1253 |
| ELP | NE |
| Linguasphere | 51-AAC-be |
 Location map of Aruba, Bonaire, and Curaçao, where Papiamento is spoken | |
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