Frontmatter -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. Critical review of the literature on the origins of Papiamentu -- Chapter 2. Phonology -- Chapter 3. Selected parts of speech -- Chapter 4. Morphology -- Chapter 5. Verbal system -- Chapter 6. Summary and interim analysis of the linguistic results -- Chapter 7. The historical ties between Upper Guinea and Curaçao -- Chapter 8. Discussion:The development from Upper Guinea PC to Papiamentu -- Chapter 9. Conclusions -- Appendices -- References -- Index