Etymograph

English

Papiaments

Papiaments comes from Dutch Papiaments.

  1. Dutchc. 1500–presentPapiaments
  2. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Dutchc. 1500–presentPapiaments
  2. Englishtodaysame form

Today it means

name A dialect-neutral spelling of Papiamento or Papiamentu, a creole language spoken in the ABC Islands (the former spelling is used in Aruba while the latter is used in Bonaire and Curaçao)

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Dutch Papiaments / Papiaments