Datapoint Papiamentu/Gender agreement of adnominal adjectives
Maurer (1988: 35) points to the use of nationality-describing adjectives which seem to display gender agreement, e.g., kolombiano and kolombiana to mean 'Columbian (male)' and 'Columbian (female)', reflecting natural gender.
Despite the occasional use of such forms, it is not possible to claim that any adjective requires gender agreement. Thus, he also points to the ungendered use of kolombiano 'Columbian' (m/f).
Birmingham (1970: 46) points out that most Papiamentu adjectives derive from masculine forms in the lexifier. Exceptions include bunita 'pretty, handsome', barata 'cheap, inexpensive', marga 'bitter'. In addition, mala- of feminine origin is preserved in the (ungendered) expressions malalenga [bad-language] 'gossip' and malamucha [bad-child] 'naughty child'; compare malu 'bad; also: ill'.
Additionally, adjectives used in forms of address may choose to acknowledge the gender of the addressee, as in estimada amiga / estimado amigo ‘dear friend (f/m)’.
Values 
Only few adjectives agree with the noun
- Example 47-76:
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Elsio, Julio i e kantante femenino di Chispa BandElsio,ElsioJulioJulioiandedefkantantesingerfemeninofemalediofChispaChispaBandBandElsio, Julio and the female singer of Chispa Band
Source: nd: 13 February 2004, p.4
- Example 47-77:
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un galiña pretu; un gai pretuunindfgaliñahenpretu;blackunindfgairoosterpretublacka black hen; a black rooster
Source: Maurer 1988: 35
- Example 47-78:
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Esaki ta mas importante ku kualké otro inisiativa.es(un)-akione-dem.proxtacopmasmoreimportanteimportantkuthankualkéwhicheverotrootherinisiativainitiativeThis one is more important than any other initiative.
Source: nd: 13 February 2004, p.5
- Confidence:
- Certain