Papiamento
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Papiamento
Spanish, from papia talk
Example Sentences
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The economy is largely based on tourism so, to cater for this, many islanders speak four languages - Dutch, English, Spanish and the local Creole language, Papiamento.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2021
Dive into Aruban cuisine with a meal under the trees at Papiamento, an upscale Aruban restaurant named for the local language.
From New York Times ● Mar. 12, 2020
Many people from Curaçao are fluent in Dutch, English, Spanish and Papiamento.
From New York Times ● Mar. 13, 2016
He drifted, trying to recall words in Papiamento — the native tongue that is a blend of Portuguese and African languages with Amerindian, English, Dutch and Spanish notes.
From New York Times ● Aug. 15, 2014
Aureliano would talk to him in the tortured Papiamento that he had learned in a few weeks and sometimes he would share his chicken-head soup, prepared by the great-granddaughter, with him.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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