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In this lesson, you will learn how to write and pronounce each letter of its alphabet. | In this lesson, you will learn how to write and pronounce each letter of its alphabet. | ||
Papiamentu has two different writings: | |||
# The writing used in Aruba is more similar to Spanish. It takes it's spelling for words from way they are spelled in their source language. Ex: cas = casa, meaning "house". | |||
# In Bonaire and Curacao, it would be based on one letter for a sound, making spelling more phonologically based. Ex: kas = casa, meaning "house". | |||
Dutch origin words would be written with the Dutch letters. Ex: wak = waken, meaning "to watch" and buki = boek, meaning "book". | |||
== Vowels == | == Vowels == | ||
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* high tone (´) | * high tone (´) | ||
* low tone (`). | * low tone (`). | ||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
!'''Vowels''' | !'''Vowels''' | ||
Revision as of 18:35, 26 November 2022
Papiamento is a Creole language containing characteristics of Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, English and French. It is spoken in Curaçao, Bonaire, Aruba, the Netherlands and Sint Maarten.
In this lesson, you will learn how to write and pronounce each letter of its alphabet.
Papiamentu has two different writings:
- The writing used in Aruba is more similar to Spanish. It takes it's spelling for words from way they are spelled in their source language. Ex: cas = casa, meaning "house".
- In Bonaire and Curacao, it would be based on one letter for a sound, making spelling more phonologically based. Ex: kas = casa, meaning "house".
Dutch origin words would be written with the Dutch letters. Ex: wak = waken, meaning "to watch" and buki = boek, meaning "book".
Vowels
| Letter | IPA | Equivalence in English |
|---|---|---|
| A a | [ a ] | as a in "apple" |
| E e | [ e ] | as e in "end" |
| I i | [ i ] | as ee in "teeth" |
| O o | [ o ] | as o in "ocean" |
| U u | [ u ] | as u in "clue" |
Consonants
| Letter | IPA | Equivalence in English |
|---|---|---|
| B b | [ b ] | as b in "bite" |
| C c | [ k ] | as c in "cat" |
| D d | [ d ] | as d in "dog" |
| F f | [ f ] | as f in "feet" |
| G g | [ g ] | as g in "gone" |
| H h | [ h~x ] | as h in "hill" |
| J j | [ j ] | as y in "yes" |
| K k | [ k ] | as k in "key" |
| L l | [ l ] | as l in "lap" |
| M m | [ m ] | as m in "moon" |
| N n | [ n ] | as n in "noon" |
| Ñ ñ | [ ɲ ] | as ny in "canyon" |
| P p | [ p ] | as p in "problem" |
| Q q | [ k ] | as q in "quip" |
| R r | [ r ] | as r in the Spanish word "rosa" |
| S s | [ s ] | as s in "sand" |
| T t | [ t ] | as t in "top" |
| V v | [ v ] | as v in "very" |
| W w | [ w ] | as w in "wall" |
| X x | [ ks ]
[ kʃ ] |
as x in "box"
as ct in "reflection" |
| Y y | [ j ] | as y in "yell" |
| Z z | [ z ] | as z in "zoo" |
Double Letters
| Letters | IPA | Equivalence in English |
|---|---|---|
| uu | [ y ] | as u in Portugese word "tudo" |
| ch | [ tʃ ] | as ch in "cheese" |
| dj | [ dʒ ] | as j in "jog" |
| sc | [ s ] | same as s |
| sh | [ ʃ ] | as sh in "sheep" |
| zj | [ ʒ ] | as si in "vision" |
Tones
Papiamento is a tonal language which uses tones to differentiate between words, with a high and a low tone.
- When the stress on the words falls on the stem (main) syllable, there is no accent.
- Deviations from it are marked with an accent over vowels:
- high tone (´)
- low tone (`).
| Vowels | Samples |
|---|---|
| á | altá, evitá |
| é | étiko, platé |
| í | asistí, tíket |
| ó | holó, ferfdó |
| ú | baúl, sunú |
| è | agènda, balèt |
| ò | blònt, fòndo |
| ù | drùif, bùs |