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==Description==
==Description==
Cape Verde's official language is '''Portuguese'''. It is the language of instruction and government. It is also used in newspapers, television, and radio.
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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'''Dialects of the different islands'''<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Cape Verdean Creole," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Verdean_Creole#Dialectal_differences, accessed 2 April 2021.</ref>
'''Dialects of the different islands'''<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Cape Verdean Creole," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Verdean_Creole#Dialectal_differences, accessed 2 April 2021.</ref>
:*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Verdean_Creole#Barlavento Barlavento Creoles are spoken in the Barlavento Islands]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Verdean_Creole#Barlavento Barlavento Creoles are spoken in the Barlavento Islands]
::**[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Verdean_Creole#Boa_Vista Boa Vista]
**[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Verdean_Creole#Boa_Vista Boa Vista]
::**[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Verdean_Creole#Sal Sal]
**[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Verdean_Creole#Sal Sal]
::**[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Verdean_Creole#Santo_Antão Santo Antão]
**[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Verdean_Creole#Santo_Antão Santo Antão]
::**[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Verdean_Creole#São_Nicolau São Nicolau]
**[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Verdean_Creole#São_Nicolau São Nicolau]
::**[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Verdean_Creole#São_Vicente São Vicente]
**[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Verdean_Creole#São_Vicente São Vicente]
:*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Verdean_Creole#Sotavento Sotavento Creoles are spoken in the Sotavento Islands]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Verdean_Creole#Sotavento Sotavento Creoles are spoken in the Sotavento Islands]
::**[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Verdean_Creole#Brava Brava]
**[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Verdean_Creole#Brava Brava]
::**[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Verdean_Creole#Fogo Fogo]
**[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Verdean_Creole#Fogo Fogo]
::**[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Verdean_Creole#Maio Maio]
**[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Verdean_Creole#Maio Maio]
::**[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Verdean_Creole#Santiago Santiago]
**[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Verdean_Creole#Santiago Santiago]


==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
* 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  ==
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Description[edit | edit source]

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.

The differences between the forms of the language within the islands have been a major obstacle in the way of standardization of the language. Some people have advocated the development of two standards: a Barlavento standard in the north, centered on the São Vicente Creole, and a Sotavento standard in the south, centered on the Santiago Creole. [1]

Dialects of the different islands[2]

Word List(s)[edit | edit source]

Portuguese

Cape Verdean Creole

Alphabet and Pronunciation[edit | edit source]

Portuguese

Cape Verdean Creole

Language Aids and Dictionaries[edit | edit source]

Portuguese

  • Portuguese Letter Writing Guide at FamilySearch
  • García, Teresa Alvarez, Sinda López Fuentes, and Ana Frankenberg-Garcia. Portuguese dictionary. Bishopbriggs, Glasgow: Collins, 2018. Available at: WorldCat.

Cape Verdean Creole

Additional Resources[edit | edit source]

  • 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: WorldCat.
  • Quint, Nicolas, and Rebecca Mitchell. Let's speak Capeverdean : language and culture. London: Battlebridge Publications, 2015. Available at: WorldCat.

References[edit | edit source]

  1. Wikipedia contributors, "Cape Verde," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Verde#Languages, accessed 2 April 2021.
  2. Wikipedia contributors, "Cape Verdean Creole," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Verdean_Creole#Dialectal_differences, accessed 2 April 2021.