Aruba

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This paper explains that, in Aruba, Dutch is the official language due to colonialism. The author points out that Papiamento is the native language, the "mother tongue". The paper discusses issues of the right to self-determination and the role of U.N..

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"Dutch may be the official language of Aruba but Papiamento is the native language that evolved over the centuries from a blending of Dutch, Afro-Portuguese, Spanish, Arawak Indian, French and English. Essentially a Creole language, Papiamento has been considered a pidgin and is spoken by very few people virtually all in Aruba, Bonaire and Curacao known as the ABC Islands of the Dutch Caribbean islands, The important point, however, is that, although very few people less than one half million use Papiamento as their primary language, it ..."

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