page_title: Papiamento
hierarchical_section_title: Papiamento
caption_attribution_description: Locatie ABC-eilanden - afgeleid van nl::File:Curacao Location.png door B.E. Moeial en Vardion.
context_page_description: Papiamento or Papiamentu is a Portuguese-based creole language spoken in the Dutch Caribbean. It is the most-widely spoken language on the Caribbean ABC islands, 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 or Papiamentu is largely based on Portuguese and has been influenced considerably by Dutch, and Spanish. Because of lexical similarities between Portuguese and Spanish, it is difficult to distinguish the exact origin of each word. Though there are different theories about its origins, most linguists now believe that Papiamento originated from the Portuguese creole languages of the West African coasts, as it has great similarities with Cape Verdean Creole and Guinea-Bissau Creole.
context_section_description: Papiamento (English:  /ˌpɑːpiəˈmɛntoʊ/) or Papiamentu (English: /ˌpɑːpiəˈmɛntuː/) is a Portuguese-based creole language spoken in the Dutch Caribbean. It is the most-widely spoken language on the Caribbean ABC islands, 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 Portuguese and has been influenced considerably by Dutch, and Spanish. Because of lexical similarities between Portuguese and Spanish, it is difficult to distinguish the exact origin of each word. Though there are different theories about its origins, most linguists now believe that Papiamento originated from the Portuguese creole languages of the West African coasts , as it has great similarities with Cape Verdean Creole and Guinea-Bissau Creole.
caption: Location map of Aruba, Bonaire, and Curaçao, where Papiamento is spoken
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