Sint Eustatius Languages

Description
The languages spoken on Sint Eustatius (an island in the Caribbean and a special municipality of the Netherlands) are:
 * English - 92.7% of the population - the language of everyday life and the only language used in Education.
 * Dutch - 36.0% - the official language of Sint Eustatius.
 * Spanish - 33.8%
 * Papiamento (also known as Papiamentu) - 20.8% - this is a Portuguese-based creole language
 * A local English-based creole is also spoken informally.

Word List(s)

 * Dutch Genealogical Word List
 * Spanish Genealogical Word List
 * Antiano, Instituto Lingwistiko. A basic word list : Papiamentu-English English-Papiamentu. Margate: n.p., 1989. Available at: WorldCat.
 * Hoyer, W. M. Vocabulary and sentences of the Papiamento language: Dutch, Papiamento, English, Spanish. n.p.: n.p., 1942. Available at: WorldCat.
 * Papiamento Phrase and word samples - Wikipedia
 * Papiamento Vocabulary - Wikipedia
 * Useful phrases in Papiamento - Omniglot
 * Papiamento Phrase list - WikiVoyage

Alphabet and Pronunciation
Alphabet
 * Papiamento Vowels and diphthongs - Wikipedia
 * Papiamento Alphabet - Wikipedia
 * Papiamento alphabet - Omniglot
 * Papiamento alphabet - WikiVoyage

Pronunciation
 * Papiamento Stress and accent - Wikipedia
 * Papiamento pronunciation - Omniglot
 * Papiamento Pronunciation guide - WikiVoyage

Language Aids and Dictionaries
Dictionaries
 * Mansur, Jossy M. Dictionary, English-Papiamento, Papiamento-English. Oranjestad, Aruba,: Edicionnan Clasico Diario, 16 Dec 2022. Available at: WorldCat.

Online Dictionaries

Language Aids
 * Dictionary : grammar usage : English Papiamentu, Papiamentu English. Aruba: Lago Oil & Transport, 1953. Available at: WorldCat.
 * Agard, Frederick B. Papiamentu grammars and the structure of the language. n.p.: n.p., 1975. Available at: WorldCat.

Additional Resources

 * Jacobs, Bart. Origins of a Creole : the history of Papiamentu and its African ties. Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton, 2012. Available at: WorldCat.