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Papiamento is primarily spoken on the ABC Islands and to a lesser extent by the Dutch Caribbean diaspora, [29] namely in the Netherlands. Papiamento is also spoken by a smaller number of speakers in Sint Maarten, [30] Saba and Sint Eustatius. [31] An earlier, now-extinct form of Papiamento was formerly spoken on the Paraguana peninsula of ...
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.
The National Library of Aruba (Papiamento: Biblioteca Nacional Aruba, BNA) is the main library of Aruba. [1] It is located in Oranjestad and holds more than 100,000 volumes. [2] BNA serves as both the national and the public library of Aruba. It was founded on 20 August 1949 as the island's public library and reading room. [3]
Aruba (/ ə ˈ r uː b ə / ə-ROO-bə, Dutch: [aːˈrubaː] or [aːˈrybaː] ⓘ, Papiamento:), officially the Country of Aruba (Dutch: Land Aruba; Papiamento: Pais Aruba), is a constituent country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands, in the southern Caribbean Sea 29 kilometres (18 mi) north of the Venezuelan peninsula of Paraguaná and 80 kilometres (50 mi) northwest of Curaçao. [7]
The National Archives of Aruba (Dutch: Nationaal Archief van Aruba; Papiamento: Archivo Nacional Aruba) are located in Oranjestad, Aruba. [1] [2] Archivo Nacional Aruba (ANA) was established in August 1994 as Aruba’s official records keeper and is considered a vital component to the past, present and future of the island.
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The Parliament of Aruba (Papiamento: Parlamento di Aruba, Dutch: Staten van Aruba) is the unicameral legislature or parliament of Aruba. The parliament has 21 members, elected for a four-year term by proportional representation. Each member holds their seats until the parliament is dissolved, which is every four years by a general election.
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