The native language spoken in Curaçao is Papiamentu, which is a Creole blend of African, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, French, English, and Arawak Indian. Dutch and Papiamentu are the official languages of Curaçao, but most locals speak a minimum of four languages including English and Spanish. Papiamentu is the most common language spoken in Curaçao, and it is a multifaceted Creole language based on Portuguese, Spanish, Dutch, and several African dialects. Despite the changes, the morphosyntactic framework of Papiamento is still remarkably close to that of the Upper Guinea Creoles of Cape Verde and Guinea-Bissau. Most locals speak four languages, including Papiamentu, Dutch, English, and Spanish, so visitors who can speak any of these languages can communicate with the locals.