📖 Papiamento is the native language of Aruba, Bonaire, & Curaçao, but smaller languages can disappear online as English & Spanish dominate. 📚 Read Peter Scholing's essay THE WIND-BLOWN LANGUAGE: PAPIAMENTO in VANISHING CULTURE, FREE: archive.org/details/vani... 🧵
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2️⃣/2️⃣ Peter Scholing explains how the National Library of Aruba & the Internet Archive are preserving Papiamento's written & audiovisual heritage, helping safeguard a language & culture for future generations. #VanishingCulture #LanguagePreservation #InternetArchive
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Grateful! ☺️Full "Vanishing Culture (2026)" PDF: dn721803.ca.archive.org/0/items/vani... Preserving Papiamento = preserving our shared human history. 🌐
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