Papiamentu

Papiamentu is the language that is mostly spoken by the locals of Curaçao. It is a mixture of Portuguese, Dutch, English, Spanish, French, African and Arawak Indian and genetically related to the Portuguese-based creole varieties of Upper Guinea, spoken on the Cape Verde Islands and in Guinea-Bissau and Casamance. Papiamentu is one of the few Creole Languages of the Caribbean that has survived to the present day.
Next to Dutch and English, Papiamentu is one of the three official languages on the island of Curaçao.

Difference between Papiamentu and Papiamento
Papiaments, the Creole language that is spoken on the Dutch Caribbean, has two main dialects:
• Papiamentu in Curaçao and Bonaire
• Papiamento in Aruba
Besides of some minor differences, Papiamentu in Curaçao and Bonaire en Papiamento in Aruba are largely the same, except from the spelling: Papiamentu is based on a phonologically spelling. Aruba uses an etymologically based spelling. Many words in Curaçao and Bonaire end with “u” while that same word ends with “o” in Aruba. Similarly, there is also a difference between the usage of “k” in Curaçao and Bonaire and “c” in Aruba.

If you would like to know more about Papiamentu, please visit the blogpost of Bart Jacobs: Papiamentu, healthy Creole