y

From Spanish y and Portuguese e and Kabuverdianu i.


number

From English number.
An analogy of the Papiamentu word nòmber "name".


dies

From Spanish diez and Portuguese dez and Kabuverdianu dés.


mundial

From Portuguese mundial and Spanish mundial.


Indonesia

Indonesia (a country and archipelago in maritime Southeast Asia)


mi

From Portuguese mim and Spanish mi and Kabuverdianu mi.


Aruba

From Arawak Taíno ora (“shell”) + oubao (“island”).

Aruba (an island, dependent territory, and constituent country of the Netherlands, in the Caribbean Sea)


tempo

From Portuguese tempo and Kabuverdianu tempu.


animal

From Portuguese animal and Spanish animal.


lama

From Spanish la mar and Portuguese mar and Portuguese lama ("mire") and Kabuverdianu már.
Compare Nahuatl láma̱r.


tin

From Portuguese ter and Spanish tener and Kabuverdianu têm.


bai

From Portuguese vai (the third-person singular of ir (to go) and Spanish vaya and Kabuverdianu bai.


saya

From Spanish saya and Portuguese saia and Kabuverdianu saia.


dia

From Portuguese dia and Spanish día and Kabuverdianu dia.


ke

From Portuguese querer and Spanish querer and Kabuverdianu kré.


set

From Spanish sed and Portuguese sede and Kabuverdianu sedi.


e

From Portuguese ele and Spanish él and Kabuverdianu el.


e

From Portuguese este and Spanish este and Kabuverdianu es.


bo

From Portuguese vós and Spanish vos and Kabuverdianu bo.


mayor

From Spanish mayor and Portuguese maior.


tres

From Portuguese três and Spanish tres and Kabuverdianu tres.


un

From Spanish uno and Portuguese um and Kabuverdianu un.


ta

From Spanish estar and Portuguese estar and Kabuverdianu sta.

Papiamentu ta un idioma krioyo

Mi gusta e kas aki, pero e ta muchu karu.

I like this house, but it's too expensive.

Mi ta lesando un buki.

to be (auxiliary verb for the progressive/continuous aspect, preceding the gerund of the verb)


flor

From Portuguese flor and Spanish flor and Kabuverdianu flor.


dal

The conjugation of this verb in Papiamentu follows that of former Dutch verbs.
Therefore more probably from Dutch douwen (“push”).
And less probably from Spanish dale: da + le ("give it").


yu

Comes from Old Papiamentu "joego", from Spanish hijo. Compare and Kabuverdianu fidju "child" (ac Jacobs).


kana

From Portuguese caminhar and Spanish caminar and Kabuverdianu kaminha.


si

From Spanish si and Portuguese se and Kabuverdianu si.


si

From Spanish sí and Portuguese sim and Kabuverdianu si.


pa

From Portuguese para and Spanish para and Kabuverdianu pa.


bia

From Portuguese viajar and Spanish viajar and Kabuverdianu viaji.


union

From Spanish unión, ultimately from Latin ūnus (“one”).


bari

From Portuguese varrer and Spanish barrer and Kabuverdianu bari.


awe

From Portuguese hoje and Spanish hoy and Kabuverdianu ochi.


bes

From Portuguese vez and Spanish vez and Kabuverdianu vés.


unda

From Portuguese onde and Spanish donde and Kabuverdianu undi.


bestia

Inherited from Portuguese besta and Spanish bestia.


simia

From Spanish semilla and Portuguese semente and Kabuverdianu simenti.


nos

From Portuguese nós and Kabuverdianu anos.


pero

but (introduces a clause that contradicts the implications of the previous clause)


pluma

From Portuguese pluma and Spanish pluma.


lago

From Portuguese lago and Spanish lago and Kabuverdianu lagu.


ken

From Portuguese quem and Spanish quien and Kabuverdianu ken.


bon

From Portuguese bom and Kabuverdianu bon.


kon

From Portuguese como and Spanish como and Kabuverdianu komo.


den

From Portuguese dentro and Spanish dentro and Kabuverdianu dentu.


araña

From Spanish araña and Portuguese aranha and Kabuverdianu aranha .


tera

From Portuguese terra and Spanish tierra and Kabuverdianu téra.


di

From Portuguese de and Spanish de and Kabuverdianu di.


ayo

From Spanish adiós and Portuguese adeus.


sa

From Portuguese saber and Spanish saber and Kabuverdianu sabe.


dos

From Portuguese dois and Spanish dos and Kabuverdianu dos.


lo

Derived from Portuguese logo (“soon”) and Spanish luego (“soon; later”).

shall; will; indicates the future tense of a verb.


mesa

From Portuguese mesa and Spanish mesa and Kabuverdianu meza.


seis

From Portuguese seis and Spanish seis and Kabuverdianu sais.


por

From Portuguese poder and Spanish poder.


para

From Spanish pájaro and Portuguese pássaro and Kabuverdianu pasaru.


para

From Portuguese parar and Spanish parar and Kabuverdianu para.


abo

From Portuguese vós and Spanish vos and Kabuverdianu abo.


kai

From Portuguese cair and Spanish caer and Kabuverdianu kai.


kama

From Portuguese cama and Spanish cama and Kabuverdianu kama.


tio

From Portuguese tio and Spanish tío and Kabuverdianu tiu.


mucha

From Spanish muchacho (“boy”) and Spanish muchacha (“girl”).
Note: In Papiamentu mucha homber is a boy, mucha muhe is a girl.


pais

From Spanish país and Portuguese país and Kabuverdianu país.


bin

From Spanish venir and Kabuverdianu ben.


misa

From Spanish misa and Portuguese missa and Kabuverdianu misa in the meaning of "mass".

mass (religion: celebration of the Eucharist)


gordo

From Portuguese gordo and Spanish gordo and Kabuverdianu gordu.


punta

From Spanish punta.
The word "punda" is an obsolete variation.


barku

From Portuguese barco and Spanish barco and Kabuverdianu bárku.


bira

From Portuguese virar and Kabuverdianu bira.


garganta

From Portuguese garganta and Spanish garganta.


antes

Derived from Spanish antes and Portuguese antes and Kabuverdianu antis.


The third person plural pronoun nan (“they”) and the overall plural noun suffix -nan are unique for Papiamentu and cannot be found in any other language. According to Clements and Parkvall the pronoun nan and its derived suffix -nan were introduced into the language just in the 1700s because of the grown need for a plural marking. Apparently before the introduction the need for a plural marking was not felt. Just like in other South American languages the suffix originated in the form "kas-nan" literally "house-they" (ac Lenz).
Compare the Curripaco Arawak suffix -na and the Dutch suffix -en.
Searches are being undertaken to find the African connections with the words "iran", "ene", "na", "nan", "inen" and "ane" in the languages Bini, Kwa, Anabonese, Bantu, Kimbundu, Angolar, Fa d'Ambu, Edo and Saotome in the African countries of Sao Tomé, Angola, Equatorial Guinea and Nigeria (see Bartens and Schuchardt). All very improbably.


pas

From Portuguese paz and Spanish paz and Kabuverdianu pás.


sala

From Spanish sala and Portuguese sala and Kabuverdianu sála.


sala

From Spanish salar and Kabuverdianu salga.


ku

From Portuguese com and Spanish con and Kabuverdianu ku.


ku

From earlier Papiamentu ki with the same meaning, from Portuguese que and Spanish que and Kabuverdianu ki.


ki

From Portuguese quê and Spanish qué and Kabuverdianu ki.


sushi

From Spanish sucio and Portuguese sujo and Kabuverdianu suja.


mayo

From Spanish mayor and Portuguese maior.


solo

Derived from Portuguese sol and Spanish sol and Kabuverdianu sol.


muri

From Portuguese morrer and Spanish morir and Kabuverdianu móri.


ora

Derived from Portuguese hora and Spanish hora and Kabuverdianu óra.

(time) hour (a unit of time of one twenty-fourth of a day (sixty minutes))


mil

Inherited from Portuguese mil and Spanish mil and Kabuverdianu mil.


futuro

From Spanish futuro and Portuguese futuro.


banda

From Portuguese banda and Kabuverdianu banda.


bati

From Portuguese bater and Kabuverdianu bati.


boto

From Dutch boot and Portuguese bote and Spanish bote.


habitante

From Portuguese habitante and Spanish habitante.


mentira

From Portuguese mentira and Spanish mentira and Kabuverdianu mintira.


uña

From Portuguese unha and Spanish uña and Kabuverdianu unha.


prima

Derived from Portuguese prima and Spanish prima and Kabuverdianu prima.


polis

From Spanish policía and Portuguese polícia and Dutch politie.


baka

From Portuguese vaca and Spanish vaca and Kabuverdianu báka.


mata

From Portuguese matar and Spanish matar and Kabuverdianu mata.


esposa

From Portuguese esposa and Spanish esposa.


esposo

From Portuguese esposo and Spanish esposo.


bula

From Spanish volar and Portuguese voar, Portuguese pular and Kabuverdianu bua.


regalo

Borrowed from Spanish regalo or Portuguese regalo.


a

The first letter of the Papiamentu alphabet, written in the Latin script.


a

Mi a papia kuné.


Alemania

Germany (a country in Central Europe, formed in 1949 as West Germany, with its provisional capital Bonn until 1990, when it incorporated East Germany)


leon

From Spanish león and Kabuverdianu lion.


suku

From Portuguese açúcar and Spanish azúcar and Kabuverdianu sukra.


puta

From Spanish puta and Portuguese puta and Kabuverdianu puta.


unu

From Portuguese um and Spanish un and Kabuverdianu un.


sesenta

From Portuguese sessenta and Spanish sesenta and Kabuverdianu sasenta.


setenta

From Portuguese setenta and Spanish setenta and Kabuverdianu setenta.


ochenta

From Spanish ochenta and Portuguese oitenta and Kabuverdianu oitenta.


parti

From Portuguese partir and Spanish partir and Kabuverdianu parti.


robes

From Spanish revés in the meaning of "wrong side" (ac Kramer).


orkan

From Dutch orkaan, from Spanish huracán, from Taíno juracán.


maleta

From Spanish maleta and Portuguese maleta.


falta

From Portuguese faltar and Spanish faltar and Kabuverdianu falta.


awa

From Portuguese água and Spanish agua and Kabuverdianu agu.
The Portuguese word comes from Latin aqua, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ekʷeh₂.


imperio

From Portuguese império and Spanish imperio.


señora

From Spanish señora and Portuguese senhora.


swa

→ Dutch: swa


warawara

From Spanish Caracara or Spanish guaraguao, from the Brazilian Tupian language.

Caracara plancus
Caracara plancus#Translingual

Caracara plancus, the Southern crested caracara


kore

From Portuguese correr and Spanish correr and Kabuverdianu kori and Kabuverdianu kore.


bende

From Portuguese vender and Spanish vender and Kabuverdianu bendi.


hala

From Spanish halar and Spanish jalar and Dutch halen.


isla

From Spanish isla.
The Spanish word comes from Latin insula.


lágrima

From Portuguese lágrima and Spanish lágrima. Either way the word comes from Latin lacrima.


bandera

From Spanish bandera and Portuguese bandeira and Kabuverdianu bandera.


lus

From Portuguese luz and Spanish luz and Kabuverdianu lus.


obra

From Portuguese obra and Spanish obra and Kabuverdianu óbra.


raton

From Spanish ratón and Portuguese rato and Kabuverdianu ratu.


kos

From Spanish cosa and Portuguese coisa and Kabuverdianu kuza.


fruta

From Portuguese, Spanish, and Kabuverdianu fruta.


piedra

From Spanish piedra and Portuguese pedra and Kabuverdianu pédra.


otro

From Spanish otro and Portuguese outro and Kabuverdianu otu.


hincha

From Spanish hinchar and Portuguese inchar and Kabuverdianu intcha.


baston

From Spanish bastón and Portuguese bastão.


hari

From Portuguese a + Portuguese rir meaning "to laugh at".
Compare Spanish reír and Kabuverdianu ri.


kas

From Portuguese casa and Spanish casa and Kabuverdianu kása.


huntu

From Portuguese junto and Spanish junto and Kabuverdianu djuntu.


kanta

From Portuguese cantar and Spanish cantar and Kabuverdianu kanta.


mester

From Portuguese mister and Spanish menester and Kabuverdianu mesti.


landa

From Dutch Dutch landen "to land". When disembarking from a ship, you had to swim.
Compare Portuguese nadar.


sede

Derived from Portuguese sede and Spanish sede and Kabuverdianu sedi.


mei

From Portuguese meio and Kabuverdianu meiu.


binti

From Portuguese vinte and Spanish veinte and Kabuverdianu vinti.


tur

From Portuguese tudo and Spanish todo and Kabuverdianu tudu.


boso

From Portuguese vocês or vós and Spanish vosotros.


mara

From Portuguese amarrar and Spanish amarrar and Kabuverdianu mára.
The Portuguese word comes from Dutch aanmeren.


bini

From Spanish venir and Kabuverdianu ben.


kasi

From Spanish casi and Portuguese quase and Kabuverdianu kuázi.


laba

From Portuguese lavar and Spanish lavar and Kabuverdianu laba.


yuda

From Spanish ayudar and Portuguese ajudar and Kabuverdianu ajuda .


brasa

From Portuguese braço and Spanish brazo and Kabuverdianu brasu.


salu

From Portuguese sal and Spanish sal and Kabuverdianu sal.


saka

From Portuguese sacar and Spanish sacar.


primi

From Portuguese espremer and Spanish exprimir and Kabuverdianu spremi.


abismo

From Spanish abismo and Portuguese abismo


taha

From Spanish atajar "to block" and Portuguese talhar "to cut".


batata

From Spanish batata and Portuguese batata and Kabuverdianu batata.
The Spanish word comes from Taíno batata.


bringa

From Portuguese brigar and Kabuverdianu briga.


shon

From Portuguese senhor and Spanish señor and Kabuverdianu sinhór.


tira

From Portuguese atirar and Spanish tirar.


wak

From Dutch waken in the meaning of "being awake" and "watching over".


sanger

Derived from Spanish sangre and Portuguese sangue and Kabuverdianu sangi.


pensa

From Portuguese pensar and Spanish pensar and Kabuverdianu pensa.


mira

From Portuguese mirar and Spanish mirar.


chupa

From Portuguese and Spanish chupar and Kabuverdianu tchupa.


bebe

From Portuguese beber and Spanish beber and Kabuverdianu bebi.


abolí

From Spanish abolir and Portuguese abolir


baila

From Portuguese bailar and Spanish bailar.


trinta

From Portuguese trinta and Spanish treinta and Kabuverdianu trinta.


laman

From Spanish la mar and Portuguese mar and Kabuverdianu már.
Compare Nahuatl láma̱r.


orea

From Portuguese orelha and Spanish oreja and Kabuverdianu oredja.


raspa

From Portuguese raspar and Spanish raspar and Kabuverdianu raspa.


revista

From Spanish revista and Portuguese revista and Kabuverdianu rivista.


rondó

From Portuguese redondo and Spanish redondo and Kabuverdianu rodondu.


supla

From Spanish soplar and Portuguese soprar and Kabuverdianu sopra.


hende

From Portuguese gente and Spanish gente and Kabuverdianu gentis.


no

Derived from Portuguese não and Spanish no and Kabuverdianu nau.


tempu

From Portuguese tempo and Kabuverdianu tempu.


karu

From Portuguese caro and Spanish caro, ultimately from Latin carus


santu

From Portuguese santo and Spanish santo and Kabuverdianu santu .


sanka

From Spanish anca and Portuguese anca and Kabuverdianu anka in the meaning of "hip".


mondi

From Spanish monte in the meaning of "underbush".


kapital

From Portuguese capital and Spanish capital.


tardi

From Portuguese tarde and Spanish tarde and Kabuverdianu tardi.


meimei

From Portuguese meio and Kabuverdianu meiu.


tende

From Portuguese entender and Spanish entender in the meaning of "to understand".


grandi

From Portuguese grande and Spanish grande and Kabuverdianu grandi.


kende

Contraction of ki and hende.
Ki comes from Portuguese quem and Spanish quien and Kabuverdianu ken.
Hende comes from Portuguese gente and Spanish gente and Kabuverdianu gente.


tripa

Inherited from Portuguese tripa and Spanish tripa and Kabuverdianu tripa.


lenga

From Spanish lengua and Portuguese língua and Kabuverdianu lingua, from Latin lingua, from Old Latin dingua, from Proto-Italic *denɣwā, from Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s.


pieu

From Portuguese piolho and Spanish piojo and Kabuverdianu piodju.


stima

From Portuguese estimar and Spanish estimar in the meaning of showing affection.


ruman

From Portuguese irmão and Spanish hermano and Kabuverdianu irmon all in the meaning of "brother".


Curaçao

Unadapted borrowing from Dutch Curaçao, from Spanish Curaçao, from Portuguese Curação, probably as a transcription of a Lokono endonym. Doublet of Kòrsou.

Curaçao (an island and constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in the southern part of the Caribbean Sea off the west coast of Venezuela)


nobo

From Portuguese novo and Kabuverdianu nobu.


morde

From Portuguese morder and Spanish morder and Kabuverdianu morde.


tremendo

From Portuguese tremendo and Spanish tremendo.


boka

From Portuguese boca and Spanish boca and Kabuverdianu bóka.


frega

From Spanish fregar and Portuguese esfregar and Kabuverdianu frega.


balia

From Portuguese bailar and Spanish bailar.


yama

From Spanish llamar and Portuguese chamar.


neblina

From Portuguese neblina and Spanish neblina.


siman

From Portuguese semana and Spanish semana and Kabuverdianu simana.


heru

From Spanish hierro. Compare also Portuguese ferro and Kabuverdianu féru.


dede

From Portuguese and Spanish dedo and Kabuverdianu dedu.


kier

From Portuguese querer and Spanish querer and Kabuverdianu kré.


kome

From Portuguese comer and Spanish comer and Kabuverdianu kume.


dushi

From Portuguese doce and Spanish dulce and Kabuverdianu dosi.

E kuminda ta dushi.


dushi

sweetheart, baby, darling, dear, beloved


rooi

creek; A dry creek, that fills with water after rainfall.


abismal

From Spanish abismal and Portuguese abismal


skirbi

From Portuguese escrever and Kabuverdianu skrebi.


rosea

From Spanish resuello (“heavily breathing”).
Compare Spanish respiración and Portuguese respiração and Kabuverdianu rispira.


hala rosea

Hala from Spanish halar and Spanish jalar "to take".
Rosea from Portuguese respiração and Spanish respiración "breath".


ayó

From Spanish adiós and Portuguese adeus.


te'oro

te'orote aworo. A popular greeting (canonical)


Hulandes

From Portuguese holandês and Spanish holandés.


Hulanda

Holland (a traditional region of the Netherlands formed by two modern provinces, North Holland and South Holland)

Holland, the Netherlands (a country in Western Europe)


Spaña

Spain (a country in Southern Europe, including most of the Iberian peninsula)


Fransia

France (a country located primarily in Western Europe)


mundu

From Spanish mundo and Portuguese mundo.


guera

From Portuguese guerra and Spanish guerra and Kabuverdianu géra.


bataya

From Portuguese batalha and Spanish batalla.
The Portuguese word comes from Latin battuō.


tantu

From Portuguese tanto and Spanish tanto.


lagadishi

From Portuguese lagartixa and Spanish lagartija and Kabuverdianu lagartixa.


Kòrsou

From Portuguese Curação, q.v. Compare Sranan Tongo Korsow. Doublet of Curaçao.

Synonym of Curaçao: Curaçao (an island and constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in the southern part of the Caribbean Sea off the west coast of Venezuela)


Boneiru

From Spanish bueno (“good”) + aire (“air”). Compare Guaraní banare.

Bonaire (an island, dependent territory, and special municipality of the Netherlands in the Caribbean, off the west coast of Venezuela)


makaku

From Portuguese macaco and Kabuverdianu makaku.


kódigo

From Spanish código and Portuguese código.


mion

From Spanish millón and Portuguese milhão and Kabuverdianu milion.


forsa

From Portuguese força, from Late Latin fortia.


por fabor

From Portuguese por favor and Spanish por favor and Kabuverdianu pur favor.


kuantu

From Spanish cuánto and Portuguese quanto and Kabuverdianu kantu.


bisiña

From Portuguese vizinho and Spanish vecino and Kabuverdianu bizinhu.
The Portuguese word comes from Latin vicinus.


karson

From Portuguese calção and Spanish calzón.


homber

From Spanish hombre and Portuguese homem .
The Spanish word comes from Latin homō.


cushina

From Portuguese cozinha and Spanish cocina.
The Portuguese word comes from Late Latin cocīna.


galiña

From Portuguese galinha and Kabuverdianu galinha.
The Portuguese word comes from Latin gallina.


aros

From Portuguese arroz and Spanish arroz and Kabuverdianu aros.


bapor

From Kabuverdianu bapor meaning "ship"
and Portuguese vapor meaning "packet-boat"
and Spanish barco de vapor meaning "steamboat".


karni

From Portuguese carne and Spanish carne and Kabuverdianu kárni.


algun

From Portuguese algum and Spanish algún and Kabuverdianu algun.


abominabel

abominable, hateful, terrible; detestable; loathsome


sabi

From Portuguese saber and Spanish saber and Kabuverdianu sabe.


rais

From Portuguese raiz and Spanish raíz and Kabuverdianu raìs.


sero

From Spanish cero and Portuguese zero and Kabuverdianu zéru.


sapatu

From Portuguese sapato and Spanish zapato and Kabuverdianu sapátu.


konta

From Portuguese contar and Spanish contar and Kabuverdianu konta.


fresku

From Portuguese fresco or Spanish fresco.


próspero

From Spanish próspero and Portuguese próspero.


porko

From Portuguese porco and Spanish puerco and Kabuverdianu porku.


pinda

→ Dutch: pinda

→ West Frisian: pinda


partera

From Spanish partera and Portuguese parteira and Kabuverdianu partera.


pakus

From Dutch pakhuis in the meaning of "warehouse".


weta

From Spanish aguaitar in the meaning of "to pay attention" or "to take care".


serbes

From Spanish cerveza and Portuguese cerveja and Kabuverdianu serveja.


maron

From Spanish marrón and Portuguese marrom.


wante

From Dutch want in the meaning of "mitten".


rason

From Spanish razón and Portuguese razão.


patras

From the Portuguese words para "towards" and trás "back".
And from Kabuverdianu pa and tras.


fabor

From Portuguese favor and Spanish favor and Kabuverdianu favor.


kima

From Portuguese queimar and Spanish quemar and Kabuverdianu kema.


lora

From Portuguese rolar and Kabuverdianu lora.


awaseru

From Spanish aguacero and Portuguese aguaceiro in the meaning of "cloudburst".


bisa

From Portuguese avisar and Spanish avisar and Kabuverdianu avisa in the meaning of "notify".


bichi

From Dutch beestje and Kabuverdianu bitchu.


djente

Derived from Spanish diente and Portuguese dente and Kabuverdianu denti.

Morde bo lenga
kaba tira tur falta
riba bo djente.

2003 October 10, Elis Juliana, translated by Hélène Garrett, Haiku in Papiamentu, University of Alberta, →ISBN, page 10:

When you bite your tongue, you may blame your teeth, but it remains your fault.


kose

From Portuguese coser and Spanish coser and Kabuverdianu kozi.


pretu

From Portuguese preto and Kabuverdianu prétu.


rabu

From Portuguese rabo and Spanish rabo and Kabuverdianu rábu.


'na

’na m'é !


densidat

From Spanish densidad and Portuguese densidade.


dje

Contraction of di (“of”) and e (“him, her”).


barika

From Portuguese barriga and Spanish barriga and Kabuverdianu bariga.


koba

From Portuguese cavar and Spanish cavar and Kabuverdianu koba.


numa

From Dutch nu maar, nu means “now” and maar means “just”.


largu

From Portuguese largo and Spanish largo and Kabuverdianu largu.


yiu

Comes from Old Papiamentu "joego".
From Spanish hijo.
Compare Portuguese jovem "young" and Kabuverdianu fidju "child" (ac Jacobs).


poko

From Portuguese pouco and Spanish poco and Kabuverdianu poku.


primu

From Portuguese primo and Spanish primo and Kabuverdianu primu.


sinta

From Portuguese sentar and Spanish sentar and Kabuverdianu sinta.


pechu

From Spanish pecho and Portuguese peito and Kabuverdianu petu.


separá

From Portuguese separar and Spanish separar and Kabuverdianu supára.


apartá

From Portuguese apartar and Spanish apartar.


benta

From Portuguese botar and Spanish botar and Kabuverdianu bota.


seku

From Portuguese seco and Spanish seco and Kabuverdianu seku.


nobenta

From Portuguese noventa and Spanish noventa and Kabuverdianu noventa.


aña

From Portuguese ano and Spanish año and Kabuverdianu ánu.


tribon

From Spanish tiburón and Kabuverdianu tibaron.


mayó

From Spanish mayor and Portuguese maior.


biba

From Portuguese viver or Spanish vivir. Compare Kabuverdianu vive.


keda

From Portuguese quedar and Spanish quedar in the meaning of "to be" or "to stay".


kabei

From Portuguese cabelo and Spanish cabello and Kabuverdianu kabelu.


muhe

From Portuguese mulher and Spanish mujer and Kabuverdianu mudjér.


abreviá

From Spanish abreviar and Portuguese abreviar


delegá

From Portuguese delgado and Spanish delgado.


logá

From Portuguese lugar and Spanish lugar and Kabuverdianu lugar.


pisá

From Portuguese pesado and Spanish pesado and Kabuverdianu pizadu.


respirá

From Portuguese respirar and Spanish respirar and Kabuverdianu rispira.


drumi

From Portuguese dormir and Kabuverdianu durmi and Dutch dromen ("to dream").


pidi

From Portuguese pedir and Spanish pedir and Kabuverdianu pidi.


respondé

From Portuguese responder and Spanish responder and Kabuverdianu respondi.


sinku

From Portuguese cinco and Spanish cinco and Kabuverdianu sinku.


kuater

From Portuguese quatro and Spanish cuatro and Kabuverdianu kuátu.


kuida

From Portuguese cuidar and Spanish cuidar and Kabuverdianu kuida.


barbulètè

From Portuguese borboleta and Kabuverdianu borboleta.


fruminga

From Portuguese formiga and Kabuverdianu fruminga.
The Portuguese word comes from Latin formica.
The Latin word comes from Proto-Indo-European *morwi.


tabata

Compound from Spanish estaba "was" + Spanish está "is".
Or from Portuguese estava "was" + Portuguese está "is".


wowo

From Portuguese olho, Spanish ojo and Kabuverdianu odju.


strea

From Portuguese estrela and Spanish estrella and Kabuverdianu strela.
The Portuguese word comes from Latin stella.
The Latin word comes from Proto-Italic *stērolā.
The Proto-Italic word comes from Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr.


dividivi

From Spanish divi-divi, from the Venezuelan Arawak language.

Caesalpinia coriaria
Caesalpinia coriaria#Translingual


purba

From Portuguese provar and Spanish probar and Kabuverdianu purba.


bieu

From Spanish viejo and Kabuverdianu bedju.
Compare French vieux.


cunucu

From Spanish conuco.
The Spanish word comes from the Taino Arawak language.


balor

From Portuguese valor and Spanish valor and Kabuverdianu valór.


seru

From Spanish cerro and Portuguese cerro and Kabuverdianu séra.


plaka

From Dutch plak in the meaning of "coin".
In The Netherlands of the 1600s the coin "plak" was part of a stuiver.


botika

From Portuguese botica and Spanish botica.


-nan

The third person plural pronoun nan (“they”) and the overall plural noun suffix -nan are unique for Papiamentu and cannot be found in any other language. According to Clements and Parkvall the pronoun nan and its derived suffix -nan were introduced into the language just in the 1700s because of the grown need for a plural marking. Apparently before the introduction the need for a plural marking was not felt. Just like in other South American languages the suffix originated in the form "kas-nan" literally "house-they" (ac Lenz).
Compare the Curripaco Arawak suffix -na and the Dutch suffix -en.
Searches are being undertaken to find the African connections with the words "iran", "ene", "na", "nan", "inen" and "ane" in the languages Bini, Kwa, Anabonese, Bantu, Kimbundu, Angolar, Fa d'Ambu, Edo and Saotome in the African countries of Sao Tomé, Angola, Equatorial Guinea and Nigeria (see Bartens and Schuchardt). All very improbably.

kas (“house”) + -nan → kasnan (“houses”)


esaki

From earlier es ("the, this"), from Kabuverdianu es ("this") + aki ("here").


esei

From Portuguese eis and Spanish ese and Old Galician-Portuguese ei.


ki ora

Contraction of ki and ora.
From Spanish quien hora and Kabuverdianu ki óra.


kuantor

Contraction of kuantu + ora.
From Portuguese quanto hora; compare Spanish cuando hora.


mashá

From Spanish demasiado and Portuguese demasiado in the meaning of "too", "too much" and "far too much".
Compare Spanish mucho.


kòrtiku

From Portuguese curto and Spanish corto and Dutch kort.


muhé

From Portuguese mulher and Spanish mujer and Kabuverdianu mudjér.


kasá

From Portuguese dona de casa and Spanish ama de casa.


piská

From Portuguese pescar and Spanish pescar and Kabuverdianu piska, all in the meaning of "to fish".
The Portuguese word comes from Latin piscis.


kachó

From Portuguese cachorro and Spanish cachorro ("puppy") and Kabuverdianu katchor.


kaska

From Portuguese casca and Kabuverdianu káska.


kabuya

From Spanish cabuya in the meaning of "sisal".
The Spanish word comes from Arawak Taíno cabuya.


kueru

From Spanish cuero and Portuguese couro.


kabes

From Portuguese cabeça and Spanish cabeza and Kabuverdianu kabesa.


nanishi

From Portuguese nariz and Spanish nariz and Kabuverdianu nariz.


lomba

From Portuguese lombo and Kabuverdianu lonbu.


higra

From Spanish hígado and Portuguese fígado.


skupi

From Portuguese cuspir and Spanish escupir and Kabuverdianu kuspi.


arohá

From Spanish arrojar and Portuguese arrojar.


tin miedu

Tin means "to have" and comes from Portuguese ter and Spanish tener and Kabuverdianu têm.
Miedu means "the fear" and comes from Portuguese medo and Spanish miedo and Kabuverdianu medu.


kòrta

From Portuguese cortar and Spanish cortar and Kabuverdianu korta.


huña

From Portuguese unha and Spanish uña and Kabuverdianu unha in the meaning of "nail".


pusha

From English push.
Compare Portuguese puxar "to pull" (ac Kramer).


kalkulá

From Portuguese calcular and Spanish calcular.


baranka

From Spanish barranca and Portuguese barranco, both in the meaning of ravine.


puiru

From Portuguese poeira and Kabuverdianu puera.


bientu

From Spanish viento and Portuguese vento and Kabuverdianu bentu.


kaminda

From Portuguese caminho and Spanish camino and Kabuverdianu kaminhu.


kòrá

From Portuguese cor and Spanish colorado.
Compare Dutch koraal (“coral”) (ac Frederiks and Putman).


bèrdè

From Portuguese verde and Spanish verde and Kabuverdianu verdi.


blanku

From Spanish blanco and Portuguese branco and Kabuverdianu branku.


anochi

From Spanish noche and Portuguese noite and Kabuverdianu noiti.


friu

From Portuguese frio and Spanish frío and Kabuverdianu friu.


putrí

From Portuguese podre and Spanish podrido and Kabuverdianu podri.


umbé

From Portuguese uma vez in the meaning of "once" or "ever".


lizu

From Portuguese liso and Spanish liso and Kabuverdianu lizu.


muhá

From Portuguese molhado and Spanish mojado and Kabuverdianu modjadu.


korekto

From Portuguese correcto and Spanish correcto.


pasobra

From Spanish para (“for”) and sobre (“about”).


miedu

From Portuguese medo and Spanish miedo and Kabuverdianu medu.


buriku

From Portuguese burrico and Spanish borrico.
The Portuguese word comes from Latin burricus.


kurason

From Portuguese coração and Spanish corazón and Kabuverdianu kurason.


kunuku

From Spanish conuco, ultimately from the Taíno language.


kushina

From Portuguese cozinha and Spanish cocina.
The Portuguese word comes from Latin coquina.


djadomingo

From Spanish día ("day") and Spanish domingo ("Sunday").


djaluna

Spanish día (“day”) + Spanish lunes (“Monday”)

compound

djaluna · djamars · djarason · djaweps · djabièrnè · djasabra · djadumingu [edit]


djamars

Spanish día (“day”) + Spanish martes (“Tuesday”)


djarason

Portuguese dia (“day”) + Dutch rantsoen (“ration”) and Portuguese ração (“ration”). Slaves received weekly rations on Wednesdays.


djaweps

Spanish día (“day”) + Spanish jueves (“Thursday”)


djabièrna

From Spanish día ("day") and Spanish viernes ("Friday").


djasabra

Spanish día (“day”) + Spanish sábado (“Saturday”)


djadumingu

Spanish día (“day”) + Spanish domingo (“Sunday”)


djabièrnè

Spanish día (“day”) + Spanish viernes (“Friday”)


bonochi

It is a compound of bon (“good”) + nochi (“night”).
From Portuguese bom and Spanish noche.


mañan

From Spanish mañana and Portuguese amanhã and Kabuverdianu manhan.


hòfi

From Dutch hofje, used in Flanders for "garden".


krioyo

From Portuguese crioulo and Spanish criollo and Kabuverdianu kriolu.

person of African descent, born in the Americas

classic Antillean food of African origin

group of languages, grown as a mixture of other languages (pidgin).

ethnic group developed locally from immigrant communities


kuminda

From Portuguese comida and Spanish comida and Kabuverdianu kumida.


kumindá

From Portuguese encomendar (“to recommend”).


pabien

From Portuguese parabéns and Kabuverdianu parabens.


papia

From Portuguese papear (“to chat”) and Kabuverdianu papia.

Bo ta papia berdad?


biaha

From Portuguese viajar and Spanish viajar and Kabuverdianu viaji.


tayó

From Dutch taloor or teljoor, an old word used in the South of The Netherlands (cf Van Der Sijs).
Compare German Teller.


pakiko

From Spanish para "for" and Spanish qué "what"and Spanish cosa "thing".


awé

From Portuguese hoje and Spanish hoy and Kabuverdianu ochi.


awor

From Portuguese agora and Spanish ahora.


konvoi

From Spanish convoy (“group of trucks”).


dilanti

From Spanish delante and Portuguese diante and Kabuverdianu dianti.


saliña

From Portuguese salina and Spanish salina.

salt pan - a flat expanse of ground naturally covered with salt.

saltworks - place where salt is refined and prepared commercially.


subrino

From Portuguese sobrinho and Spanish sobrino.


kadushi

From Spanish caduchi, from the Venezuela Wayyuu Arawak language "kadutsi" or "cadushi".

cereus cactus, breba cactus, columnar cactus

soup made of the inside of the kadushi cactus.


kabritu

From Portuguese cabrito and Spanish cabrito "young goat".
The Portuguese word comes from Latin capra.


funchi

From Spanish funche, original from Cuba, or even from Kikongo.
Funchi or polenta is a starchy accompaniment to a meal made from coarse maize-meal porridge, sometimes fried or grilled.


stobá

stew, a meat dish cooked by stewing, braizing or stoving.


yuana

From Spanish iguana and Portuguese iguana.
The Spanish word comes from Taíno *iwana.


ablif

From Dutch wablief.
The Dutch word is used in Brabant, in the south of The Netherlands.
It is a compound of wat + belieft + u ("what would you like?").
Comes from use by the Fraters of Tilburg, teachers.


Antia

Antilles, a large group of islands in the West Indies.


kuadrá

From Portuguese quadro and Spanish cuadrado and Kabuverdianu kuadradu.


diesun

From Spanish diez "ten" and Spanish un "one".


diesdos

From Spanish diez "ten" and Spanish dos "two".


diestres

From Spanish diez "ten" and Spanish tres "three".


kuarenta

From Portuguese quarenta and Spanish cuarenta and Kabuverdianu korenta.


sinkuenta

From Portuguese cinquenta and Spanish cincuenta and Kabuverdianu sinkuenta.


kalor

From Portuguese calor and Spanish calor and Kabuverdianu kalor.


drenta

From Spanish dentro "inside" and Spanish entrar "to enter".


kumpra

From Portuguese comprar and Spanish comprar and Kabuverdianu kunpra.


vruminga

From Portuguese formiga and Kabuverdianu furminga.
The Portuguese word comes from Latin formica.
The Latin word comes from Proto-Indo-European *morwi.


boutismo

From Spanish bautismo and Portuguese batismo and Kabuverdianu batizmu.


makamba

From Bantu "makamba", plural of kamba, which has several meanings in bantu languages, such as Kikongo, Çokwe and Kimbundu. It glosses as, among other things, "a fellow member of one's group", or it can refer to a stranger one addresses as "friend".
The word has travelled to the Americas with the transatlantic slave trade, and can be found in several countries, including Brazil, Venezuela, Argentina, Colombia and others. In the Dutch Caribbean it has evolved over the years. For some it has a sense similar to "yankee", for some others closer to "redneck". For most people it simply means "person from The Netherlands". Although some Dutch people experience it as offensive, others do not. And, while some locals use it as an offensive word, most do not


chukulati

From Portuguese chocolate and Spanish chocolate and Kabuverdianu chukolati.


karné

From Portuguese carneiro and Kabuverdianu karnéru.


tambe

From Portuguese também and Spanish tambien and Kabuverdianu tanbé.


yobe

From Spanish llover and Portuguese chover and Kabuverdianu tchobi .


kansá

From Portuguese cansado and Spanish cansado and Kabuverdianu kansadu.


lantèrno

From Portuguese lanterna; compare Kabuverdianu lanterna.


Pasku

From Spanish Pascua and Portuguese Páscoa; compare Kabuverdianu Páskua.


lesadó

From lesa (“to read”) + -dó (agent noun suffix).


kurpa

From Portuguese corpo and Spanish cuerpo and Kabuverdianu korpu.


masha

From Spanish demasiado and Portuguese demasiado in the meaning of "too", "too much" and "far too much".
Compare Spanish mucho.


kabai

From Portuguese cavalo and Spanish caballo and Kabuverdianu kabálu, ultimately from Latin caballus.


Punda

Calque of Dutch punt (“point”). The neighbourhood is located at the tip of a peninsula jutting out into the mouth of the Sint Annabaai.

the old centre of Willemstad Curaçao, at the east side of the pontoon bridge


mariku

From Spanish marica and Portuguese maricas.


Bandabou

Bandabou, the less populated area at the west ("under") side of the island of Curaçao.


blenchi

From Dutch blinkertje in the meaning of "small glittering one".


buska

From Portuguese buscar; compare Spanish buscar and Kabuverdianu buska.


fòrki

From Dutch vorkje, diminutive of vork, from Middle Dutch vorke, from Old Dutch furka, from Proto-West Germanic *furkō, from Latin furca.


kèts

"Keds" was the first factory to produce sneakers, starting in 1916. It is a brand name from the Keds Shoe Factory, based in Lexington, Massachusetts. US Rubber came up with the name "Keds", as a variant of the name "Peds" (latin for "feet"), when the brand name "Peds", they wanted to give it at first, appeared to have been trademarked already.


lisimbein

From earlier dizenbein, from Dutch duizendbeen (“centipede”) (replaced by modern Dutch duizendpoot), compound of duizend (“thousand”) + been (“leg”). Cognate with Sranan Tongo lusumbe.

dizenbein (alternative obsolete)
disinbein (alternative obsolete)
risimbein (alternative alternative)
risinbein (alternative alternative)
lisinbein (alternative alternative)


Otrabanda

From otro (“other”) + banda (“side”) (relative to the old city centre of Punda).

Otrabanda, the centre of Willemstad, Curaçao, at the west side of the pontoon bridge.


oroplanu

From Portuguese aeroplano and Spanish aeroplano.


podisé

From Portuguese pode (“may”) + ser (“be”).


remedi

From Portuguese remédio and Spanish remedio and Kabuverdianu ramedi.


selular

From Spanish celular and Portuguese celular.


traha

From Portuguese trabalhar; compare Spanish trabajar and Kabuverdianu trabadja.


yabi

From Portuguese chave and Spanish llave and Kabuverdianu tchabi.


aweró

From Spanish ahora and Portuguese agora both in the meaning of "now".


emperadó

From Spanish emperador and Portuguese imperador.


kampeonato

From Spanish campeonato and Portuguese campeonato.


union civil

registered partnership, an alternative for marriage.


maishi

From Spanish maíz through Dutch maïs + -je.
The Spanish word comes from Taíno mahís.


biahe

From Portuguese viajar and Spanish viajar and Kabuverdianu viaji.


kareda

From Spanish carrera and Portuguese carreira.


kaminata

From Spanish caminata and Portuguese caminhada.


yega

From Portuguese chegar and Spanish llegar and Kabuverdianu tchiga.


splika

From Portuguese explicar and Spanish explicar and Kabuverdianu splika.


konsehá

From Portuguese aconselhar and Spanish aconsejar and Kabuverdianu konsedju.


bishitá

From Portuguese visitar and Spanish visitar and Kabuverdianu bizita.


promé

From Spanish primero and Portuguese primeiro and Kabuverdianu primeru.


opshonal

From Portuguese opcional and Spanish opcional.


ketu

From Portuguese quieto and Spanish quieto and Kabuverdianu ketu.


matadó

From Portuguese matador; compare Spanish matador and Kabuverdianu matadór .


morkoi

From Spanish morrocoy and English morrocoy.

red-footed tortoise of the species Chelonoidis carbonarius

yellow-footed tortoise of the species Chelonoidis denticulatus


trabou

From Portuguese trabalho and Spanish trabajo and Kabuverdianu trabadja.


primintí

From Portuguese prometer and Spanish prometer and Kabuverdianu prumeti.


kòrda

From Portuguese recordar and Spanish recordar.


lihé

From Portuguese ligeiro and Spanish ligero in the meaning of "light in weight".


posibel

From Portuguese possível and Spanish posible and Kabuverdianu posivel.


karkó

From Dutch kalk in the meaning of "chalk".


koncha

From Portuguese concha and Spanish concha and Kabuverdianu koncha.


kabaron

From Spanish camarón and Portuguese camarão and Kabuverdianu kamaron.


nesesario

Inherited from Portuguese necessário and Spanish necesario.


optenibel

From Portuguese obtenível and Spanish obtenible.


lugá

From Portuguese lugar and Spanish lugar and Kabuverdianu lugar.


nifiká

From Portuguese significar and Spanish significar and Kabuverdianu signifika.


tambú

From the Bantu word "ntambu" as used in the Congo.


gritamentu

From Portuguese gritar and Spanish gritar and Kabuverdianu grita "to yell".


fasilidat

From Spanish facilidad and Portuguese facilidade.


desishon

From Spanish decisión and Portuguese decisão.


speransa

From Portuguese esperança and Spanish esperanza and Kabuverdianu esperansa.


propiedat

From Spanish propiedad and Portuguese propriedade and Kabuverdianu propriedadi.


deklarashon

From Spanish declaración and Portuguese declaração.


kashi di paña

From kashi (“cupboard”) + di (“of”) + paña (“clothes”).


Nanzi

A trickster spider, one of the main characters in West African and Caribbean folklore fairy tales.


esaya

From Spanish este "this" + Spanish allá "there".


ki dia

ki + dia.
From Spanish qué "what" + dia "day".


foya

From Portuguese folha and Kabuverdianu folia.


pieda

From Spanish piedra and Portuguese pedra and Kabuverdianu pédra.


tabatin

Compound of Papiamentu tabata (“was”) + tin (“have”)


watapana

A tree, endemic to the Caribbean, known for growing unequally skew as a result of the strong North Passat:


-dó

From a merger of Portuguese -dor and Spanish -dor, -ador.


Willemstad

Willemstad, the capital city of Curaçao.


bandona

From Spanish abandonar and Portuguese abandonar and Kabuverdianu bandona.


beshimantó

From Hebrew בְּסִימָן טוֹב (b'siman tov), from סִמַן (siman, “sign”) + טוֹב (tov, “good”).

der

בְּסִימָן טוֹב

indicating a minor mistake, such as a broken glass


abarká

From Spanish abarcar and Portuguese abarcar.


abastesé

From Spanish abastecer and Portuguese abastecer.


abdiká

From Spanish abdicar and Portuguese abdicar


abnormalmente

From Spanish anormalmente and Portuguese anormalmente


kinikini

Falco sparverius
Falco sparverius#Translingual

American kestrel (brevipennis), Falco sparverius brevipennis


unidat

Derived from Spanish unidad and Portuguese unidade


direktamente

Inherited from Portuguese directamente or Spanish directamente.

Si nos no a risibié di Brasil ku hudiwnan ku a bini djaya, anto ta direktamente di Afrika nos tin e.

1991, Antoine J. Maduro, Papiamentu: indagando i ilustrando, A.J. Maduro, →ISBN, page 99:


oraño

From Dutch oranje, from Middle Dutch arance, orange, from Old French orenge, arange, from Italian arancia, from Arabic نَارَنْج (nāranj), from Classical Persian نارنگ (nārang), from Sanskrit नारङ्ग (nāraṅga), from Dravidian.

E koló di nan lus ta varia for di bèrdè pa hel pa oraño.

The color of their light ranges from green to yellow to orange.