Papiamento

Papiamento or Papiamentu is the primary language spoken on the Caribbean islands of Aruba, Curacao and Bonaire.

It is a creole language based mainly in Portuguese, Spanish and African languages. Dutch is a modern influence.

There are two orthographies: a more phonemic one and one resembling Spanish.

It uses tones.

Table of contents

1 See also
2 Phrase samples
3 External link

Phrase samples

Bon dia = Good morning (Portuguese: Bom dia)
Bon tardi = Good evening (Portuguese: Boa tarde)
Bon nochi = Good night (Portuguese: Boa noite)
Con bo jama? / Con ta bo nomber? = What's your name? (Portuguese: Como vocÃÂÃÂª se chama?)
Mi jama Raul / Mi nomber ta Raul = My name is Raul (Portuguese: Me Chamo RaÃÂÃÂºl / Meu nome ÃÂÃÂ© RaÃÂÃÂºl)
Unda bo ta bini? = Where are you from? (Portuguese: De onde vocÃÂÃÂª vem?)
Mi ta bini di..... = I am from..... (Portuguese: Eu venho de... )
Mi ta biba na.... = I live in........ (Portuguese: Eu vivo na... )
Masha danki = Thank you very much
Di Nada = You're welcome (Portuguese: De nada)
Humber = Male (Portuguese: Homem)
Muhe = Female (Portuguese: Mulher)
Si = Yes (Portuguese: Sim)
No = No (Portuguese: NÃÂÃÂ£o)
Ainda no = Not yet (Portuguese: Ainda nÃÂÃÂ£o)
Ajo! = Goodbye! (Portuguese: Adeus)
Te otro biaha! = See you later! (Portuguese: AtÃÂÃÂ© outro dia)
Mi ta sinti bo falta! = I miss you! (Portuguese: Eu sinto vossa falta!)
Mi ta stima bo = I love you (Portuguese: Eu estimo vocÃÂÃÂª/ Eu amo-te)
Awe = Now (Portuguese: Agora)
Ayera = Yesterday

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