Papiamento

[ pah-pyah-men-taw; English pah-pyuh-men-toh ]

noun

1. a creolized language based on Spanish and spoken on Curaçao.

Papiamento

/ papjaˈmento /

noun

1. a creolized Spanish spoken in the Netherlands Antilles

Word History and Origins

Origin of Papiamento¹

Spanish, from papia talk

Example Sentences

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

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

Bogaerts’ ability to speak four languages — English and Spanish as well as Dutch and Papiamento, the languages of his native Aruba — enables him to easily act as clubhouse ambassador for new players.

From Washington Times

Their descendants still speak a unique Creole language, Papiamento, the vernacular of all native Bonaireans.

From New York Times

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 Literature