Brava Creole

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Brava Creole is the name given to the variant of Cape Verdean Creole spoken mainly in the Brava Island of Cape Verde. It belongs to the Sotavento Creoles branch. The speakers of this form of Capeverdean Creole are 8,000[citation needed]. One of the least spoken being seventh place and one of the firsts to have written literature, in which Eugénio Tavares wrote some of his poems.

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[edit] Characteristics

Besides the main characteristics of Sotavento Creoles the Brava Creole has also the following ones:

  • The progressive aspect of the present is formed by putting stâ before the verbs: stâ + V.
  • The sound that originates from Portuguese /ɐ̃w/ (written ão) is represented by /ɐ̃/ instead of /õ/. Ex. coraçã /koɾɐˈsɐ̃/ instead of coraçõ /koɾɐˈsõ/ “heart”, mã /mɐ̃/ instead of mõ /mõ/ “hand”, razã /ʀɐˈzɐ̃/ instead of razõ /ʀɐˈzõ/ “reason”.

[edit] Vocabulary

Main article: Cape Verdean Creole#Vocabulary

[edit] Grammar

Main article: Cape Verdean Creole#Grammar

[edit] Phonology

Main article: Cape Verdean Creole#Phonology

[edit] Alphabet

Main article: Cape Verdean Creole#Writing_system

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The Cape Verdean Creole
Sotavento Creoles
Brava | Fogo | Maio | Santiago
Barlavento Creoles
Boa Vista | Sal | Santo Antão | São Nicolau | São Vicente
Languages