is there a good monolingual dictionary of Papiamentu available?
The two dictionaries I have are both nl-pap:
- -Joubert, Sidney: Handwoordenboek Nederlands - Papiamentu (nl>pap)
-Dijkhoff, Mario: Dikshonario Woordenboek (nl<>pap)
TIA,
Michael
PAPIAMENTU PHRASEBOOK – A new phrasebook for Papiamentu, the Creole spoken
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for foods, as well as the sentences that are commonly exchanged as part of day-to-day life.
Information about the history and grammar of the language and the practices and beliefs of the
people who live in Netherlands Antilles is also included. The book can be purchased for $10
from a number of locations including the Tourism Corporation Bonaire (TCB) office on island.
Oleksij wrote:i wouldn't believe she's a psychiatrist in a million years
more like a psycho
but then...
all psychiatrists are psychoes
FutureSpy wrote:Thanks for the lessons.
Today I've bought a Papiamentu book, but from what I read (still haven't received it yet) it's actually a grammar.
hanumizzle wrote:If you can't go to a certain place, try finding someone to talk with on Skype. MSN messenger would also go for written expression.
E}{pugnator wrote:Onde eu encontro este livro, qual o nome dele?
hrick wrote:How do you translate "about" when it means "on the topic of"? For example, "a book about America" would be un buki __ Merka?
hrick wrote:hrick wrote:How do you translate "about" when it means "on the topic of"? For example, "a book about America" would be un buki __ Merka?
Answering my own question here, it seems "tokante" or "tokante di" corresponds to about / pertaining to / on the topic of. I found these example phrases on the web:
...sirbi komo un plataforma di idea tokante e boneriano...
..un atardi di informashon tokante di seksualidat.
Mi a lesa un artíkulo tokante KidDocs den un korant lokal.
dyjohen wrote:Thanks. Let me know how I can help.
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