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In other languages: PortuguêsDescription[edit | edit source]
- The official language of Guinea-Bissau is Portuguese, which is spoken by 11% of the population.
- Guinea-Bissau Creole is spoken by 44% of the population. It is also known as Kiriol or Crioulo whose lexicon derives mostly from Portuguese.
- French is also learned in schools because Guinea-Bissau is surrounded by French-speaking countries.
- Native languages include:
Word List(s)[edit | edit source]
Example of Creole, Portuguese, and English:
- Creole: Tudu pekaduris ta padidu libri i igual na balur suma na diritus. Suma e dadu kapasidadi di pensa, e tene tambi konsiensia, e dibi di trata nutru suma ermons.
- Portuguese: Todas as pessoas que nascem são iguais e livres nos direitos. Como são dadas as mesmas capacidades de pensar e ter também consciência, devem ser tratadas como irmãos!
- English: All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.
Portuguese
Guinea-Bissau Creole
French
Alphabet and Pronunciation[edit | edit source]
Portuguese
- Portuguese phonology (Wikipedia)
- Portuguese alphabet (Wikipedia)
- Portuguese Alphabet and Pronunciation (Omniglot)
Guinea-Bissau Creole
French
- French phonology (Wikipedia)
- French alphabet (Wikipedia)
- French Alphabet and Pronunciation (Omniglot)
Language Aids and Dictionaries[edit | edit source]
Portuguese
- Portuguese Letter-writing Guide
- Portuguese Handwriting (BYU Script Tutorial)
- English to Portuguese Dictionary (Glosbe)
- Learn Portuguese (duolingo)
- Learn Portuguese (Babbel)
Guinea-Bissau Creole
- Dieterle, Gertrud. Disionariu kiriol-inglis = Creole-English dictionary. Bissau, Guiné-Bissau: Evangelical Church and WEC Mission of Guinea-Bissau, 2005. Available at: WorldCat.
- How to speak Guinea-Bissau Creole (phrases) (Quizlet)
- Guinea-Bissau language - How to speak Portuguese Creole (YouTube)
French
- French Letter Writing Guide
- English to French Dictionary (Glosbe)
- Learn French (duolingo)
- Learn French (Babbel)
Additional Resources[edit | edit source]
- Gaved, Timothy. A grammar of Mankanya : an Atlantic language of Guinea-Bissau, Senegal and the Gambia. Amsterdam: LOT, 2020. Available at: WorldCat.
- Kihm, Alain. Kriyol syntax : the Portuguese-based Creole language of Guinea-Bissau. Amsterdam: J. Benjamins, 1994. Available at: WorldCat.
- Guinea-Bissau (Britannica)
- Guinea-Bissau (Wikitravel)
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Languages of Guinea-Bissau," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_of_Guinea-Bissau, accessed 27 October 2021.