Do you think language or religion is the most important aspect of culture?

I do believe language and religion are both really important when talking about a certain culture. In my personal opinion, I feel that language is more important than religion is a culture because more people are likely to have the same language and use it more widely everyday than religion. In most religions, it’s not that you walk down the street everyday and talk to someone about their religion because it in some ways can get very personal. If a person only knows one language within a certain culture they are forced to use that language or dialect in order to try to communicate. Last summer, I had the opportunity to travel to Bonaire Dutch Caribbean island with a population of around 20,000. While I was there, I noticed they had a mix of cultures but were in their own way and unique. The language that the natives speak is called papiamento which is a mixture of spanish and creole language. When you listen to the locals it is very interesting because it sounds like spanish but you know that it is in fact not. The language is a very fast moving language and can be hard to follow along especially if you don’t speak that language. Bonaire has a very small population and not too many people speaking their native language, when you go to make an effort to try to communicate with them in their language there is a smile on their face like they are appreciative of you trying. When you go around the island in stores and street signs, there are signs that tell you how to say the basics in papiamento.