English
Papiaments
Papiaments comes from Dutch Papiaments.
- Dutchc. 1500–presentPapiaments
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Dutchc. 1500–presentPapiaments
- Englishtodaysame form
Every English word from Dutch Papiaments
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