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.
Many Afro-Arubans descend from nearby islands and nations such as Suriname, Sint Maarten, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Curaçao, the Lesser Antilles, and/or South America. Many Afro-Arubans live in Aruba's second largest city, San Nicolaas, located on the southern tip of the island.
