Cape Verde

The Republic of Cape Verde or Cape Verde (Portuguese: Cabo Verde) is a republic located on an archipelago in the Macaronesia ecoregion of North Atlantic Ocean, off the western coast of Africa. The previously-uninhabited islands were discovered and colonized by the Portuguese in the 15th century; they subsequently became a trading centre for African slaves. Most Cape Verdeans descend from both groups.

Language

Cape Verde's official language is Portuguese, but Portuguese Creoles (Crioulo, Criol, Krioulo, Caboverdiano), which varies considerably from island to island, are widely used. Each of the 9 inhabited islands of Cape Verde has its own creole. We can distinguish between two main groups:

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• Sotavento Creoles: Creole of Santiago (Badiu), Maio, Fogo and Brava.
• Barlavento Creoles: Creole of São Vicente (Criol d'Soncente, Criol d' Saocente), São Nicolau, Sal, Boavista and Santo Antão

The greatest differences in the different Capeverdean Crioulo languages are between the creole of Santiago and the creole of Santo Antão.

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There exists no complete translation of the Bible. Sérgio Frusoni translated, however, Bartolomeo Rossetti's version of the New Testament from the Roman dialect (ER VANGELO SECONNO NOANTRI) into the Capeverdean creole of São Vicente under the title: Vangêle contód d'nôs móda.

Related Topics:
Sérgio Frusoni - Bartolomeo Rossetti - New Testament

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Capeverdian Creole language have been promoted by the following poets or authors:

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• Crioulo of Brava: Eugénio Tavares, Deirdre Meintel
• Crioulo of Santiago: António de Paula Brito, Carlos Barbosa, Tomé Varela da Silva, Daniel Spínola
• Crioulo of São Nicolau: Eduardo Augusto Cardoso, Baltasar Lopes da Silva
• Crioulo of Santo Antão: Luís Romano de Madeira Melo
• Crioulo of São Vicente: Sérgio Frusoni, Ovídio Martins
• Sotavento Creoles: Armando Napoleão Rodrigues Fernandes, Manuel Veiga, Marlyse Baptista, Nicolas Quint
• Barlavento Creoles: Armando Napoleão Rodrigues Fernandes, Maria Dulce de Oliveira Almada

Capeverdian Creole (Crioulo) links

• Sérgio Frusoni (Work of Sergio Frusoni-Crioulo of São Vicente)
• Adriano Gominho (Creole of São Nicolau)
• "Morna aguada" by Eugénio Tavares (Creole of Brava)
• Extracts from 'OS LUSÍADAS' in the creole of Santo Antão
• Perspective on Capeverdean Crioulo