Afro-Arubans
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]
| 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-Venezuelans |
Many Afro-Arubans descend from nearby islands and nations such as Sint Maarten, Dominican Republic, Suriname, 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]
History
Africans were brought to Aruba by Dutch settlers during the colonial era.
Notable people
- Eric Abdul
- Xander Bogaerts, baseball player
- Gregor Breinburg
- Niesha Butler
- Virginia Dementricia, rebel slave
- Denzel Dumfries, football player
- Boy Ecury, resistance fighter
- Euson, singer
- Lolita Euson, writer and poet
- Bobby Farrell, dancer and singer
- Ronald Gomez
- Javier Jimenez
- Joshua John, football player
- Jim Jones (rapper)
- Gene Kingsale, baseball player
- Matthew Lentink
- Nickenson Paul
- Jonathan Ruiz
- Jurriën Timber
- Quinten Timber
References and footnotes
- "Aruba - History and Heritage". Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2013-06-20.
- "The foreign born population of Aruba" (PDF). arubademographics.com. January 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
- "Exploring the Mainstreet of San Nicolas". 12 June 2019.
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