Afro-Arubans
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| Regions with significant populations | |
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 Aruba | |
| Languages | |
| Papiamento, Dutch, Spanish, English | |
| Religion | |
| Christianity | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| other Afro-Caribbeans, Afro-Curaçaoan, African people |
Afro-Arubans are Arubans who have predominantly African ancestry. Afro-Arubans are a minority ethnic group in Aruba. They speak Papiamento, an Afro-Portuguese dialect spoken in the ABC islands. The language dates back at least 300 years and is based on African linguistic structures combined with vocabulary from Portuguese, Dutch, and Spanish.[1]
Many Afro-Arubans descend from nearby islands and nations such as Sint Maarten, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Curaçao, the Lesser Antilles, and/or South America.[2] Many Afro-Arubans live in Aruba's second largest city, San Nicolaas, located on the southern tip of the island.[3]
Notable people[edit]
- Xander Bogaerts, baseball player
- Virginia Dementricia, rebel slave
- Denzel Dumfries, football player
- Euson, singer
- Gene Kingsale, baseball player
References and footnotes[edit]
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| Secondary Afro-American diaspora |
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