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What is a Maribomba?

Antwort

The yellow paper wasp (Polistes versicolor), which is common on Curacao, has the funny-sounding name Maribomba in the local language Papiamentu.

This name has its origins in the Bantu language Kimbundu, in which wasp means “marimbondo”. Once again, the connection between Curacao’s slavery past and the influence of an African language on the creole language Papiamentu becomes clear.

We were told that the sting of a maribomba is quite painful. But so far we have been spared.

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    How warm is it in Curacao?

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    It’s always nice and warm year-round. The temperature hovers around 30 degrees during the day and rarely dips below 25 at night, which means summer days with tropical nights.

    We’ve included the monthly average temperatures in a table, which can also be displayed in Fahrenheit using a slider. Simply follow the link.

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    How warm is it in Curacao?

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What is a Maribomba?

Antwort

The yellow paper wasp (Polistes versicolor), which is common on Curacao, has the funny-sounding name Maribomba in the local language Papiamentu.

This name has its origins in the Bantu language Kimbundu, in which wasp means “marimbondo”. Once again, the connection between Curacao’s slavery past and the influence of an African language on the creole language Papiamentu becomes clear.

We were told that the sting of a maribomba is quite painful. But so far we have been spared.

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    On Curacao, New Year’s Eve (Silvester) is called Pagara.

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