BQ
Caribbean Netherlands
Summary
Official Name
Population
26,200
Principal Languages
Dutch, English, Papiamentu
Language Counts
The number of established languages listed for Caribbean Netherlands is 6. All are living languages. Of these, 0 are indigenous and 6 are non-indigenous. Furthermore, 4 are institutional, 1 is developing, and 1 is in trouble.
Languages
- Dutch nld
- Users: 1,070 in Caribbean Netherlands (2001 census). Bonaire 950, Sint Eustatius 100, Saba 20. Status: 1 (National). Statutory national language (2010, Provisional Official Languages Law, BWBW0028827, Article 2). Alternate Names: Nederlands Classification: Indo-European, Germanic, West, Low Saxon-Low Franconian, Low Franconian
- English eng
- Users: 3,390 in Caribbean Netherlands (2001 census). Bonaire 300, Sint Eustatius 1,900, Saba 1,190. Status: 1 (National). Statutory national language (2010, Provisional Official Languages Law, BWBR0028827, Article 2). Classification: Indo-European, Germanic, West, English
- Papiamentu pap
- Bonaire. Users: 8,100 in Caribbean Netherlands (2001 census). 8,060 on Bonaire. Status: 1 (National). Statutory national language (2010, Provisional Official Languages Law, BWBR0028827, Article 2). Alternate Names: Papiamen, Papiamento, Papiamentoe Classification: Creole, Iberian based
- Sign Language of the Netherlands dse
- Scattered. Users: 200 in Caribbean Netherlands (Parks and Williams 2011). Estimated, assuming 0.1% of total population. Status: 5* (Developing). Alternate Names: Nederlandse Gebarentaal, SLN Classification: Sign language, Deaf community sign language
- Spanish spa
- Bonaire. Users: 1,480 in Caribbean Netherlands (2001 census). Bonaire 1,270, Sint Eustatius 130, Saba 70. Status: 3 (Wider communication). Classification: Indo-European, Italic, Romance, Italo-Western, Western, Gallo-Iberian, Ibero-Romance, West Iberian, Castilian
- Virgin Islands English Creole vic
- Saba and Sint Eustatius. Users: 4,500 in Caribbean Netherlands (2011 SIL). Status: 6b* (Threatened). Alternate Names: Netherlands Antilles Creole English Classification: Creole, English based, Atlantic, Eastern, Southern
Languages by Status
Dutch
[nld] 1 (National). Statutory national language (2010, Provisional Official Languages Law, BWBW0028827, Article 2). 1,070 in Caribbean Netherlands (2001 census). Bonaire 950, Sint Eustatius 100, Saba 20.
Papiamentu
[pap] 1 (National). Statutory national language (2010, Provisional Official Languages Law, BWBR0028827, Article 2). 8,100 in Caribbean Netherlands (2001 census). 8,060 on Bonaire.
English
[eng] 1 (National). Statutory national language (2010, Provisional Official Languages Law, BWBR0028827, Article 2). 3,390 in Caribbean Netherlands (2001 census). Bonaire 300, Sint Eustatius 1,900, Saba 1,190.
Sign Language of the Netherlands
[dse] 5* (Developing). 200 in Caribbean Netherlands (Parks and Williams 2011). Estimated, assuming 0.1% of total population.
Virgin Islands English Creole
[vic] 6b* (Threatened). 4,500 in Caribbean Netherlands (2011 SIL).
Creole Languages of the Eastern Caribbean
Language Vitality Profile
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Language Status Profile
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