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Origin of Papiamento- Aruba’s native language

ORANJESTAD — Papia- , hence the language im- kept the original, had no “slaves of arms′′ in Portu- guage is from the same
mento, Creole language of planted in Aruba, Bonaire lexical influence either from guese caravels, demand- Creole family of Cape
ABC (Aruba, Bonaire and and Curacao. Castilian or Dutch. Also the ing the east. I don't know Verde (Cape Verdean
Curacao) is from the Cape Papi Cristang of Malacca, why the official history of language), speaking their
Verdean Creole family Unlike many interesting the Patuá of Macau, and Portugal usually omits this Creole and we ours. There-
(Cape Verdean language) stories, wanting to link Pa- several creoles from the fact, which is in the chron- fore, Papiamento, Papi
and was taken to the Ca- piamento directly to Portu- east (from Daman, Sri Lan- icles of the quinrentist Cristang, Patuá Macaense
ribbean in the 9th century guese, Galician or Castilian ka, Myanmar, Philippines, chroniclers, but which we and the creoles, said of
by the Cape Verdeans (see Papiamento, on Wiki- Indonesia) and Africa never saw in the history Portuguese origin, Daman,
of that time (linings and pedia - Portuguese version (Casamança, Guinea Bis- of Portugal that we study India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar,
slaves), experts in cane and Spanish version, where sau, Sierra Leone and Nige- from primary education to some locations in the Phil-
culture and sugar produc- the Portuguese and Span- ria, these last two releases higher education. Howev- ippines and some places
tion, and who were hired ish, each claim the direct to the English), all originat- er, it has always been tried in Indonesia, are creoles
by Jewish entrepreneurs origin of Papiamento), in ed in the Creole of Cabo to deceive us, in colonial of the language family
who went to invest in this fact, this is not true. Papia- Verde (Cape Verdean time, that we were descen- Cape Verde Creole (Cape
business in the Caribbean. mento is not direct from language), which was the dants of Viriato (Iberian Verdean language) and
Cape Verdeans taught Portuguese, Galician or French language spoken hero in the fight against the indirectly the Galaico-Du-
this pre-industrial revolu- Castilian, it is from the Cape in Portuguese feitories on Romans) and the pastors of riense or Galaico-Portu-
tion technology (planting Verde Creole family (Cape the coast of Africa (from the Hermini Mountains, but guese, a language that the
cane and producing sugar, Verdean language). You Senegal to Sierra Leone), not much speaking of our people spoke in Portugal in
which they had learned can see this best when it's and which was taken east black-African ancestry. the 6th and 7th century.
from Madeirans) to slaves saying obscene words and by the thousands of cable
from other African regions, offending someone, pre- - Verdeans (linings and We Cape Verdeans un- Anonymous
and did so in their lan- cisely as they say today in slaves, already Christian- derstand each other very Source: Dushi Aruba
guage, Cape Verde Creole both ABC and Cape Verde ized and speaking Creole) well with these Antillans
(Cape Verdean language) islands. The obscene words who served as sailors and and Easterns, whose lan-

Festival “A song for Aruba’s National

Anthem and Flag” was a great success

ORANJESTAD – The start of Children; 7 to 9 years, The results are as follow:
the celebrations in the cul- Second Place Jaymerson Third Place Jerwin Hernan-
tural month dedicated to Kelly. dez - Fuerte - Tipico Suona -
our National Anthem and Composer Lurena Schwen-
Flag has resulted in great First Place: Ishem Howell- gle - Arranger Raul Piar.
success. Brokken.
Youth; 10 to 12 years. Second Place: Mitch Al-
On March 4, the National mary - Hunto nos ta lanta
Cultural Concert, under the Second Place: John-May- bek - Tsunami - Composer
direction of Edjean Semel- nard Wever Edselyn Figaroa and John
eer and his orchestra, was First Place: Stephanie Freddy Tobon Montoya -
held. Quant. Arranger Michael Odor.

On March 5, the Cultural Youth - 13 to 17 years Winners: Ruth Gaarie &
Promotion Commission or- Third Place: Jorienne An- Stephanie Gravenhorst
ganized the 19th edition of gela. - Ora bo wak na shelo -
“A song for Aruba’s Anthem Composer John Freddy
and Flag” in the categories Second Place: Daniella Tobon Montoya - Arranger
Children and Youth. and Gabriella Boasman Federico Martis and Igmar
First Place: Gismary Linarez. Maduro.
The results were as follows:
Winners 19th edition of “A Winners 25th edition Aru- The attending public en-
song for Aruba’s Anthem ba’s Anthem and Flag joyed the presentations,
and Flag” in the categories Festival for adults.The 25th and the local food, bar,
Children and Youth. edition of the adult Festival sweets, and artisan work.
organized by the Cultural
Children; 4 to 6 years, Foundation for Folkloric Fes- Minister of Culture, Xiomara
Winner: Qu-Lainy Jansen. tivals took place on March Maduro congratulates all
6, 2022. winners and participants.