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The residents of the ABC Islands Aruba, Bonaire and Curacao have long spoken the language known as Papiamento. This Creole language is the product of a unique history that, in many ways, tells the story of the entire Caribbean region and its colonial past. The Papiamento lexicon draws about 60% of its terms from Portuguese (including some Spanish influence), 25% from the Dutch tongue and an additional 15% from West African languages. Today, many Arubans speak Dutch, English and Spanish in addition to their native Papiamento now the official language of the Netherlands Antilles and the ABC Islands.
While historians and linguists are able to determine the origin of most Papiamento words, the origin of the language is still debated. There are two primary theories regarding the creation of the Papiamento language. First, scholars for many years believed that Papiamento developed in the Caribbean to facilitate communication between African slaves and the Portuguese-speaking traders. According to this theory, Papiamento remains primarily a combination of African and Portuguese tongues, while...
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