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The Portuguese language on Curacao and its role in the formation of Papiamentu.(Essay)
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Curacao, the largest island of the Netherlands Antilles, is home to a multilingual community. To varying degrees, many of its inhabitants have command of four languages: Papiamentu, the vernacular; Dutch, the official; and Spanish and English, the two foreign languages of foremost local significance.
In addition to residents who have Papiamentu as their native language, the population also includes native speakers of Dutch [business and government employees from the Netherlands--the former mother country--and citizens of the islands of the Netherlands Antilles ...
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