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A language of
Curacao
Location
Widespread.
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Aruba
Language Name
Papiamento
User Population
60,000 in Aruba (2009 UNSD).
Alternate Names
Papiam, Papiamentoe, Papiamentu
Language Status
1 (National). De facto national language, limited use in higher official domains.
Language Use
Use of both Papiamento and Dutch [nld] not considered an indication of lack of education. Dutch use fosters social and political mobility.
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Caribbean Netherlands
Language Name
Papiamentu
User Population
8,100 in Caribbean Netherlands (2001 census). 8,060 on Bonaire.
Location
Bonaire.
Alternate Names
Papiamen, Papiamento, Papiamentoe
Language Status
1 (National). Statutory national language (2010, Provisional Official Languages Law, BWBR0028827, Article 2).
Other Comments
Non-indigenous.
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Netherlands
Language Name
Papiamentu
User Population
133,000 in Netherlands (2019).
Alternate Names
Papiments
Language Status
Unestablished.
Other Comments
Non-indigenous.
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Sint Maarten
Language Name
Papiamentu
User Population
7,000 in Sint Maarten (2011 SIL).
Location
Scattered.
Alternate Names
Papiamen, Papiamento, Papiamentoe
Language Status
4 (Educational). De facto language of national identity.
Other Comments
Non-indigenous. Christian.
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