Talk:Language in Curacao

This page has information specific to Curacao's language. It should prove to be helpful for those researching the language of Curacao. The page should should not be merged with Papiamentu.

--- The name Papiamentu, however, is said to be from a Spanish word for "talking" and, true to its name, it is a spoken more than a written language. This means there are often several correct or accepted spellings for the same spoken word ---

Considering that the amount of publications in Papiamentu relative to the amount of people who speak it - and that Papiamentu has been a written language since the late 1700s! (see E.F.Martinus 'Kiss of a slave') and that there is much controversy and debate on what the accepted spellings in papiamentu ARE - I think would not be entirely accurate to state that papiamentu is 'more a spoken than a written language'.

If Language in Curaçao is to reflect specific concerns on the sociolinguistic situation of Curaçao, then the information that overlaps with the Papiamentu article should be removed - for it is redundant - and more Curaçao specific information on not only Papiamentu but other languages widely spoken on Curaçao should be included. Consider the languages Spanish, English, Creole English, Dutch, and even Haitian Creole!