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A B D DJ E F G H I J K L LH M N NH N̈ O P R S T TX U V X Z
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A B S D E F G H I J DJ L LH M N NH N̈ O P K R T U V X TX Z
1777:(Grupo para a padronização do alfabeto; Praia: IIPC, 2006)
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Vicentean Kriol
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1825:Decreto-Lei n.º 67/98
1812:Decreto-Lei n.º 67/98
1750:Resolução n.º 48/2005
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66:Latin script
59:
46:Cape Verdean
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1865:(in Creole)
1713:, in 1979.
1663:to arrange
1626:to step on
1405:(Sotavento
1393:is written
1369:is written
1279:The letter
1266:The letter
1253:conjunction
1245:The letter
1178:in English
1153:in English
1103:in English
1059:in English
1001:never like
812:never like
778:in English
694:in English
587:in English
537:in English
470:in English
464:never like
455:in English
430:in English
344:never like
308:in English
258:in English
70:orthography
56:Description
1885:Categories
1734:References
1307:paroxytone
1261:in Spanish
642:in French
1677:his / her
1591:to throw
1554:to pound
1396:amedjeres
1391:/amdʒers/
1361:Sotavento
91:and four
78:sociolect
40:, is the
1790:Archived
1605:to weigh
1455:big kiss
1408:mudjeris
1097:or like
934:or like
531:or like
169:or like
93:digraphs
82:idiolect
42:alphabet
1705:History
1657:/ʀuˈmɐ/
1636:/ʀeˈmɐ/
1622:/piˈzɐ/
1601:/peˈzɐ/
1587:/boˈtɐ/
1564:/peˈtɐ/
1550:/piˈlɐ/
1533:to peel
1529:/peˈlɐ/
1513:/kuˈmɐ/
1496:to burn
1492:/keˈmɐ/
1472:/buˈʒõ/
1451:/beˈʒõ/
1402:amdjers
1303:oxytone
89:letters
74:dialect
1640:to row
1480:abujão
1427:indeed
1399:, not
1384:dibaxu
1375:, not
1372:debóxe
1367:/dbɔʃ/
485:
131:Letter
80:, and
38:ALUPEC
18:ALUPEK
1648:/ʀmɐ/
1613:/pzɐ/
1578:/ptɐ/
1541:/plɐ/
1504:/kmɐ/
1468:bujon
1463:/bʒõ/
1459:bejon
1447:bejon
1223:like
1172:like
1147:like
1122:like
1083:like
1053:like
1028:like
986:like
959:like
919:like
889:like
863:like
837:like
797:like
772:like
740:like
713:like
688:like
662:like
636:like
607:like
581:like
556:like
517:like
424:like
398:like
372:like
328:like
302:like
277:like
252:like
223:like
198:like
155:like
1694:/si/
1673:/se/
1653:rumâ
1644:remâ
1632:remâ
1618:pizâ
1609:pezâ
1597:pezâ
1583:botâ
1574:petâ
1560:petâ
1546:pilâ
1537:pelâ
1525:pelâ
1517:that
1509:kumâ
1500:kemâ
1488:kemâ
1378:dbóx
1324:and
1049:/tʃ/
494:and
472:plea
298:/dʒ/
30:The
1698:if
1685:/s/
1425:/e/
1315:/ɔ/
1313:or
1311:/ɛ/
1274:/ʀ/
1257:and
1234:ero
1219:/z/
1209:ame
1203:or
1201:imo
1197:pró
1168:/ʃ/
1158:ain
1143:/v/
1118:/u/
1079:/w/
1077:or
1074:/u/
1064:air
1024:/t/
1012:ero
981:/s/
955:/ʀ/
945:ato
915:/ʀ/
913:or
910:/ɾ/
900:ara
885:/p/
859:/o/
849:rta
833:/ɔ/
793:/o/
768:/ŋ/
736:/ɲ/
709:/n/
684:/m/
658:/ʎ/
632:/l/
603:/k/
593:ure
589:mea
577:/ʒ/
552:/i/
513:/j/
511:or
508:/i/
476:ure
445:/ɡ/
420:/f/
394:/e/
384:rro
368:/ɛ/
356:lho
323:/e/
313:ust
288:edo
273:/d/
248:/b/
219:/ɐ/
194:/a/
151:/ɐ/
149:or
146:/a/
134:IPA
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1690:si
1681:se
1669:se
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1189:se
1185:,
1183:ip
1181:sh
1175:sh
1108:et
1062:ch
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1045:tx
999:,
997:im
969:rr
967:fe
962:rr
951:rr
931:ta
927:po
871:am
805:am
782:ng
780:ki
775:ng
758:n̈
750:nh
748:ni
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672:lh
670:fi
665:lh
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646:ll
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1199:x
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1156:v
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1125:u
1114:ú
1106:w
1100:w
1093:u
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622:o
620:c
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610:c
599:k
591:s
584:s
573:j
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