Maio Creole
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Maio Creole is the name given to the variant of Cape Verdean Creole spoken mainly in the Maio Island of Cape Verde. It belongs to the Sotavento Creoles branch. It numbers the entire island population which includes a small part which also speaks Portuguese, in 2005, the percentage was 1.36%.[1]
It is the eighth and one of the least spoken Cape Verdean Creole and is after Brava and ahead of Boa Vista.
Characteristics
Besides the main characteristics of Sotavento Creoles the Maio Creole has also the following ones:
- The progressive aspect of the present is formed by putting stâ before the verbs: stâ + V.
- The unstressed final vowels Script error: No such module "IPA". and Script error: No such module "IPA". frequently disappear. Ex.: cumádr’ Script error: No such module "IPA". instead of cumádri Script error: No such module "IPA". “midwife”, vilúd’ Script error: No such module "IPA". instead of vilúdu Script error: No such module "IPA". “velvet”, bunít’ Script error: No such module "IPA". instead of bunítu Script error: No such module "IPA". “beautiful”, cantád’ Script error: No such module "IPA". instead of cantádu Script error: No such module "IPA". “sung”.
- The sound Script error: No such module "IPA". (that originates from old Portuguese, written j in the beginning of words) is partially represented by Script error: No such module "IPA".. Ex. jantâ Script error: No such module "IPA". instead of djantâ Script error: No such module "IPA". “to dine”, jôg’ Script error: No such module "IPA". instead of djôgu Script error: No such module "IPA". “game”, but in words like djâ Script error: No such module "IPA". “already”, Djõ Script error: No such module "IPA". “John” the sound Script error: No such module "IPA". remains.
Vocabulary
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Grammar
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Phonology
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Alphabet
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References
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