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==Description== | ==Description== | ||
Cabo Verde's official language is '''Portuguese'''. It is the language of instruction and government. It is also used in newspapers, television, and radio. | |||
'''Cape Verdean Creole or Kriolu''' is used colloquially and is the mother tongue of virtually all Cape Verdeans. The national constitution calls for measures to give it parity with Portuguese. Cape Verdean Creole is a dialect continuum of a Portuguese-based creole. There is a substantial body of literature in Creole and has been gaining prestige since the nation's independence from Portugal. | '''Cape Verdean Creole or Kriolu''' is used colloquially and is the mother tongue of virtually all Cape Verdeans. The national constitution calls for measures to give it parity with Portuguese. Cape Verdean Creole is a dialect continuum of a Portuguese-based creole. There is a substantial body of literature in Creole and has been gaining prestige since the nation's independence from Portugal. | ||
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==Word List(s)== | ==Word List(s)== | ||
'''Portuguese''' | |||
*[[Portuguese Genealogical Word List]] | *[[Portuguese Genealogical Word List]] | ||
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Verdean_Creole#Cape_Verdean_Creole_examples Cape Verdean Creole Word List Examples] | '''Cape Verdean Creole''' | ||
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Verdean_Creole#Cape_Verdean_Creole_examples Cape Verdean Creole Word List Examples] at Wikipedia | |||
*[https://omniglot.com/language/phrases/capeverdeancreole.htm Useful phrases in Cape Verdean Creole] at Omniglot | |||
==Alphabet and Pronunciation== | ==Alphabet and Pronunciation== | ||
'''Portuguese''' | '''Portuguese''' | ||
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portuguese_orthography Portuguese Alphabet and Pronunciation] | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portuguese_orthography Portuguese Alphabet and Pronunciation] at Wikipedia | ||
*[https://omniglot.com/writing/portuguese.htm Portuguese Alphabet and Pronunciation] | *[https://omniglot.com/writing/portuguese.htm Portuguese Alphabet and Pronunciation] at Omniglot | ||
'''Cape Verdean Creole''' | '''Cape Verdean Creole''' | ||
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Verdean_Creole#Vowels Vowels] | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Verdean_Creole#Vowels Vowels] at Wikipedia | ||
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Verdean_Creole#Consonants_and_semi-vowels Consonants and semi-vowels] | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Verdean_Creole#Consonants_and_semi-vowels Consonants and semi-vowels] at Wikipedia | ||
==Language Aids and Dictionaries== | ==Language Aids and Dictionaries== | ||
'''Portuguese''' | '''Portuguese''' | ||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Portuguese_Letter-writing_Guide Portuguese Letter Writing Guide] | *[https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Portuguese_Letter-writing_Guide Portuguese Letter Writing Guide] at FamilySearch | ||
*[https://www.worldcat.org/title | * García, Teresa Alvarez, Sinda López Fuentes, and Ana Frankenberg-Garcia. ''Portuguese dictionary.'' Bishopbriggs, Glasgow: Collins, 2018. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/1065009295 WorldCat]. | ||
'''Cape Verdean Creole''' | '''Cape Verdean Creole''' | ||
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Verdean_Creole#Sentence_structure Sentence structure] | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Verdean_Creole#Sentence_structure Sentence structure] at Wikipedia | ||
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Verdean_Creole#Nouns Nouns] | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Verdean_Creole#Nouns Nouns] at Wikipedia | ||
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Verdean_Creole#Personal-pronouns Personal pronouns] | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Verdean_Creole#Personal-pronouns Personal pronouns] at Wikipedia | ||
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Verdean_Creole#Verbs Verbs] | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Verdean_Creole#Verbs Verbs] at Wikipedia | ||
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Verdean_Creole#Adjectives Adjectives] | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Verdean_Creole#Adjectives Adjectives] at Wikipedia | ||
* | * Quint, Nicolas. ''Dictionnaire français-cap-verdien : créole de Santiago = Diccionário francês-cabo-verdiano : crioulo santiaguense.'' Paris: Harmattan, 1997. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/46769080 WorldCat]. | ||
==Additional Resources== | ==Additional Resources== | ||
* | * Gonçalves, Manuel, and Lelia Lomba De Andrade. ''Learn to speak Cape Verdean Creole = Pa nu papia Kriolu : a new Cape Verdean language book.'' Dorchester, MA: Manuel Gonçalves, 2004. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/144588624 WorldCat]. | ||
* Quint, Nicolas, and Rebecca Mitchell. ''Let's speak Capeverdean : language and culture.'' London: Battlebridge Publications, 2015. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/994751173 WorldCat]. | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
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[[Category: | [[Category:Cabo_Verde]] | ||
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