![]() There have been some discussions about introducing Papiamentu to be taught at schools as well. Also the schooling system is Dutch, and people typically don't get any formal training in their language. The official language is Dutch, and the written Papiamentu is limited to some local newspapers and literature. Papiamentu is predominately a spoken language among the local people of Curaçao, Bonaire, and Aruba. Papiamentu is one of the few Creole Languages of the Caribbean that has survived to the present day. Two main dialects: Papiamento, spoken primarily on Aruba and Papiamentu, spoken primarily on Bonaire and Curaçao Papiamentu is the local language of the ABC Islands - Aruba, Bonaire, and Curaçao Papiamentu is a mixture of Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, English, French, and it also has some Arawak Indian and African influences. ![]()
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