‘The Story of Papiamentu’ offers a comprehensive historical analysis of Papiamentu, the creole language spoken in Cura\u00e7ao, Aruba, and Bonaire. Gary C. Fouse delves into the debated origins of Papiamentu, exploring whether it emerged from interactions between Spanish explorers and indigenous populations or from Portuguese traders in Africa. The book examines the roles of Portuguese and Dutch enslavers, the history of slavery in Cura\u00e7ao, and the contributions of the Sephardic Jewish community to the language’s development. Through historical documentation and socio-cultural analysis, Fouse provides valuable insights into the evolution of Papiamentu and its significance within the Caribbean context.<\/p>\n
Acknowledgements ….. vii
\nMaps (Africa and Caribbean) ….. ix
\nIntroduction ….. 1<\/p>\n
Part 1 Language<\/strong><\/p>\n Chapter 1 Pidgin and Creoles ….. 9 Part 2 Slavery<\/strong><\/p>\n Chapter 3 Slavery and Africa ….. 27 Part 3 Development<\/strong><\/p>\n Chapter 8 The Formation of Papiamentu- How Did it Happen? ….. 83 Part 4 Present and Future<\/strong><\/p>\n Chapter 15 Papiamentu in the Netherlands ….. 203 Bibliography ….. 227<\/p>\n Index ….. 239<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" ‘The Story of Papiamentu’ offers a comprehensive historical analysis of Papiamentu, the creole language spoken in Cura\u00e7ao, Aruba, and Bonaire.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":834,"featured_media":10272,"template":"","tags":[860,330,241,400,335,261,453,274,365,1098,363,291],"auteurmaker":[1096],"categorie":[1388],"doelgroep":[1726],"landeiland":[1418,1421,1424],"soort_materiaal_informatie":[215],"taal":[1562],"uitgever_organisator":[1097],"class_list":["post-20112","informatie","type-informatie","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-africa","tag-aruba","tag-bonaire","tag-caribbean","tag-cultural-heritage","tag-curacao","tag-emancipation","tag-intangible-heritage","tag-language","tag-oral-traditon","tag-papiamentu","tag-slavery","auteurmaker-gary-c-fouse","categorie-herensia-intangibel","doelgroep-publiko-general","landeiland-aruba-pap-cw","landeiland-boneiru-pap-cw","landeiland-korsou","soort_materiaal_informatie-boek-pap-cw","taal-ingles","uitgever_organisator-university-press-of-america"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dutchcaribbeanheritage.org\/pap-cw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/informatie\/20112","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dutchcaribbeanheritage.org\/pap-cw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/informatie"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dutchcaribbeanheritage.org\/pap-cw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/informatie"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dutchcaribbeanheritage.org\/pap-cw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/834"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dutchcaribbeanheritage.org\/pap-cw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10272"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dutchcaribbeanheritage.org\/pap-cw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20112"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dutchcaribbeanheritage.org\/pap-cw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20112"},{"taxonomy":"auteurmaker","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dutchcaribbeanheritage.org\/pap-cw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/auteurmaker?post=20112"},{"taxonomy":"categorie","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dutchcaribbeanheritage.org\/pap-cw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categorie?post=20112"},{"taxonomy":"doelgroep","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dutchcaribbeanheritage.org\/pap-cw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/doelgroep?post=20112"},{"taxonomy":"landeiland","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dutchcaribbeanheritage.org\/pap-cw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/landeiland?post=20112"},{"taxonomy":"soort_materiaal_informatie","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dutchcaribbeanheritage.org\/pap-cw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/soort_materiaal_informatie?post=20112"},{"taxonomy":"taal","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dutchcaribbeanheritage.org\/pap-cw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/taal?post=20112"},{"taxonomy":"uitgever_organisator","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dutchcaribbeanheritage.org\/pap-cw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/uitgever_organisator?post=20112"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nChapter 2 Papiamentu- A Look at the Language ….. 19<\/p>\n
\nChapter 4 Spanish Discovery and the Rule of the ABC Islands ….. 37
\nChapter 5 The Emergence of the Dutch ….. 45
\nChapter 6 Dutch Slavery on the ABC Islands ….. 57
\nChapter 7 Revolts and Emancipation ….. 69<\/p>\n
\nChapter 9 The Sephardic Jews of Cura\u00e7ao ….. 109
\nChapter 10 The Role of the Church ….. 125
\nChapter 11 Papiamentu vs. Dutch- Society, Education and Law ….. 137
\nChapter 12 Oral tradition ….. 163
\nChapter 13 The Written Word ….. 175
\nChapter 14 The Issue of Standardization ….. 193<\/p>\n
\nChapter 16 The Present-Day Situation and the Future ….. 217<\/p>\n