Papiamentu
Spelling




Not that phonetic versus etymological spelling makes that much of a difference:
In the Papiamentu spelling competitions the Arubianos get 1 word in 4 wrong, the Curazoleños 1 in 3.
And consider: Those people must think they know how to spell!

Some examples of ridiculous results when you apply rules rigorously -
especially when these are ridiculous already!
Readable left, Papiamentu right

beat band	bitbènt
just (only)	djes
jazz	djès
juice	djus
God (Spanish Dios) surprise! for some reason, they didn't change this to Djos or dies (10) to djes	Dios
Alice	Èles
ice pick	aispek
catch	kètsh
PVC	PVS
Sidney	Sedni
shop	shap
tip	tep
web site	wèpsait
swimming pool	zwèmpul

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