#curacao Papiamento is the official language in Curacao since 2007. He has his own spelling since 1976. There are various theories about its origin. What can be defined is, that papiamento is a language that was developed by itself by contact between speakers of various languages. This language was used as a general language to communicate with another. The oldest text in Papiamento is a letter from 1775 from a Jew from Curacao.
It is a Creole language whose lexicon probably comes mainly from Spanish, mixed with words of Portuguese origin, the Arahuaca indigenous language and various African languages and has evolved over time due to the colonization and geographical position of the island, receiving a greater influence of the Spanish language in especially because of its proximity to Spanish-speaking territories such as Venezuela and Colombia.