Papiamento orthography

Papiamento has two standardised orthographies, one used on the island of Aruba and the other on the islands of Curaçao and Bonaire. The Aruban orthography is more etymological in nature, while the other is more phonemic. Among the differences between the two standards, one obvious difference is the way the name of the language is written. In Aruba it is written Papiamento, while in Curaçao and Bonaire it is written Papiamentu. The governments of Curaçao and Aruba formally standardised orthographic rules in 1976 and 1977, respectively.[1][2]

  1. ^ Fundashon pa Planifikashon di Idioma (2009). Ortografia i Lista di palabra Papiamentu (PDF) (in Papiamento). Kòrsou: Fundashon pa Planifikashon di Idioma. pp. 33–34. ISBN 978-99904-2-200-9.
  2. ^ "Status Actual". Papiamento.aw (in Papiamento). Retrieved 18 March 2022.