500:. That's not too surprising, due to the historical relationship between the two countries, and by the fact that the language standardizing instruments (grammars, dictionaries, school manuals) are based on standards from Portugal. However, there are differences that in spite of being small are enough to set Cape Verdean Portuguese apart from European Portuguese. Despite some minor differences in the pronunciation by speakers of the northern and southern islands (see below), due to the small size of the territory one cannot say that there are dialectal divisions in the Portuguese spoken in Cape Verde, making up the Cape Verdean Portuguese on its whole a
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405:, and as of today, the reference works (grammars, dictionaries, school manuals, etc.) are from Portugal. Therefore, we are in the presence of two movements in opposite directions that happen simultaneously: on one side the Portuguese spoken in Cape Verde moves toward a development of its own characteristics, and on the other side the
2075:, Cape Verde is in favor of a âspell approachâ between the existing variants in Portugal and Brazil and sees Portuguese as âan important tool for the development of Cape Verdeâ. Despite the Spelling Agreement 1990 having become effective on October 1, 2015, in the country the rules of Spelling Agreement of 1945 continues to prevail.
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In the lexicon and in the semantics one can notice strong influences from Creole. But the frontier between a Creole substratum in Cape
Verdean Portuguese and a Creole superstratum in Cape Verdean Portuguese is not clear. Since nearly all the words in Creole originate from Portuguese, the usage of
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In Creole there is no specific form for the future tense. The future in Creole is expressed with the auxiliary verb "to go". That is probably the reason why Cape
Verdeans prefer using a composite form for the future in Portuguese instead of a simple form
557:, i.e., it is pronounced with the tip of the tongue touching the alveolar ridge, well behind the upper teeth, with the tongue making a curve with the concavity pointing up, and the back of the tongue approaching the vellum. It is similar to the
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Because the closer neighboring countries of Cape Verde are francophones, in diplomatic environment or in environments more in contact with foreigners some neologisms appear, strongly rejected by scholars and purists in Cape Verde. For ex.:
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In the morphology there are not big differences towards
European Portuguese, being noted however the preference for some forms. The syntax reveals now and then some Creole structures that are transposed to Portuguese.
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There is no institution that regulates the usage of
Portuguese in Cape Verde. Nevertheless, there are some empiric concepts about what is "correct" or "incorrect" concerning the way of speaking, resulting from:
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Another interesting phenomenon is that, if by one side the
Portuguese in Cape Verde has developed some specificities, on the other side, during the years of colonization the paradigmatic models were from
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Since there is no verbal inflexion in Creole, the usage of personal pronouns is mandatory. That is probably the reason why in Cape
Verdean Portuguese the omission of the personal pronouns is rare. Ex.:
367:, meaning that Portuguese is usually used in formal situations, in the media, business, education, judicial system and legislature, while Creole is preferred for informal situations as a
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Also because the inflexion of words in Creole is weak, the word order is more rigid. Creole does not allow the flexibility, the inversions and word order changes that
Portuguese allows.
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is pronounced . In Cape Verde, according to the word (and the speaker) itâs either pronounced or . Probably, the natural tendency is to pronounce (in a parallel way to the initial "
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when some linguistic phenomena occur in a systematic and regular way, they are no longer considered deviance to the standard, but rather a genuine expression of a regional community;
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In everyday usage, it is not natural to a Cape
Verdean speaker, when speaking Portuguese, to use inversions and word order changes. For example, what in Portugal could be said
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certain forms is not clear if they are
Portuguese archaisms that have remained in Cape Verdean Portuguese, or if they are Creole words that were introduced in Portuguese.
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2052:â with a delegation composed of the linguist Manuel Veiga and by the writer Moacyr Rodrigues â and has ratified the document. In 1998 Cape Verde was the host of the II
856:") being the pronunciation resulting from European Portuguese pressure. Many Cape Verdean speakers clearly distinguish in the pronunciation certain word pairs:
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that reveals several aspects: greater or lesser education, greater or lesser exposure to
Portuguese, greater or lesser frequency in Portuguese usage, etc.
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The first person of the plural in the past in verbs from the first conjugation is not pronounced with an open (even if the orthography requests that!).
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Nevertheless, either what is mentioned in this point as what was mentioned on point 5 are considered pronunciation errors by Cape Verdeans themselves.
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1253:"Manuel would do this for me, please"), etc. Each of those ways corresponds to several levels of intimacy, levels of respect, hierarchy levels, etc.
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was signed, which removed from the original text the original date of enforcement (1994). Cape Verde has ratified this document, as well as the
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363:, in everyday usage, while Portuguese is used in official situations, at schools, in the media, etc. Portuguese and Creole live in a state of
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In spite of some words being used with exactly the same meaning of European Portuguese, they are also used with the meaning in Creole. Ex.:
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2068:(April 2005), being the second country (after Brazil) to complete the entire procedure for the enforcement of the Spelling Agreement.
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The phonetics of the Cape Verdean Portuguese and European Portuguese are close to each other. Here are the most striking differences:
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Some words are specific and reveal some particularities of the fauna, the flora, the ethnography, the cuisine, the climate, etc.
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In Creole there are no definite articles. That is probably the reason why the definite article is sometimes not used. Ex.:
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1387:(literally "hope I that one day there you arrive"), to a Cape Verdean speaker would be more natural to say
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has the same variability as in European Portuguese. It is either pronounced as an alveolar trill
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CĂĄtedra "PortuguĂȘs LĂngua Segunda e Estrangeira" â Bibliografia sobre o PortuguĂȘs de Cabo Verde
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52:
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2244:. CĂĄtedra de PortuguĂȘs LĂngua Segunda e Estrangeira. â Bibliography on Cape Verdean Portuguese
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2214:[Orthographic Agreement Enters into Force in Cape Verde and "Will be Irreversible"].
1951:(in Cape Verdean Portuguese) is an Anglicism (English âchanceâ), and not a Gallicism (French
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consensual models among people that are the more educated and/or more exposed to Portuguese;
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is only known with the meaning of âisletâ, and not with the meaning of âisland inhabitantâ;
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The treatment for the 2nd person in Cape Verde is simpler, there are only two levels:
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is only known with the meaning of âto shakeâ, and not with the meaning of âto leaveâ;
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111:(undated figure of very few; most Portuguese-speakers in Cape Verde are immigrants)
921:" is not pronounced at all, beginning the word by a voiceless palatal fricative (
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2035:(a meaning mostly only employed in the Lisbon region and the south of Portugal);
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or from English âaddressâ?). However, the fact that in Creole is pronounced â
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speakers from the Northern Islands delete it (check point 7 farther below);
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even occurs between the Creole and standard Portuguese in informal speech.
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Cape Verde has participated on the works towards the elaboration of the
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is pronounced as an oral diphthong , rather than a nasalized diphthong .
1018:, as it is the case for some speakers in Portugal. Thus, in Cape Verde,
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2212:"Acordo OrtogrĂĄfico entra em vigor em Cabo Verde e "serĂĄ irreversĂvel""
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is only used for the sport âtennisâ, the shoes âsneakersâ are known as
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1267:"you" (respectful treatment) that can be used indistinguishably from
587:(more frequent in the Southern Islands) or either as an uvular trill
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2062:âProtocolo Modificativo ao Acordo OrtogrĂĄfico da LĂngua Portuguesaâ
2005:
Some meanings in Portugal are simply not known in Cape Verde. Ex.:
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Speakers from the Northern Islands frequently delete these vowels.
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1168:) is pronounced and not like in standard European Portuguese.
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2153:[Language Awareness in the Portuguese of Cape Verde].
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is pronounced , and not like in standard European Portuguese.
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Portuguese is not spoken uniformly in Cape Verde. There is a
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of nearly all the population in Cape Verde, Portuguese is the
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characters. For an introductory guide on IPA symbols, see
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consensual models among scholars, language teachers, etc.
2194:[Cape Verde: "An instrument of Development"].
2220:(in Portuguese). Lusa. 2 October 2015. Archived from
1261:"you" (intimacy, familiar or same age treatment) and
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In the same way as the previous point, the stressed "
2151:"A consciĂȘncia da lĂngua no portuguĂȘs de Cabo Verde"
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speakers from the Southern Islands pronounce it as ;
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The Portuguese spoken in Cape Verde is based on the
1753:) same usage in Brazil, but different in Portugal (
1393:(literally "I hope that you arrive there one day").
1303:"if it rained I was not going to leave" instead of
917:" + consonant is pronounced . In Cape Verde, this "
1827:on the other side, what in Portugal can be called
2192:"Cabo Verde: "Um instrumento de desenvolvimento""
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16:Variety of Portuguese spoken in Cape Verde
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643:- when it originates etymologically from
308:Governmental informational outdoor about
71:Learn how and when to remove this message
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611:(more frequent in the Northern Islands).
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34:This article includes a list of general
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2173:PĂĄgina oficial do governo de Cabo Verde
1968:, rebel, unsubmissive, instead of rude;
1857:, etc., in Cape Verde is simply called
1785:as in Portugal, but the same in Brazil;
1297:The same happens with the conditional (
288:question marks, boxes, or other symbols
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1133:" is pronounced , while the sequence "
836:In Cape Verde, the unstressed initial
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2604:Geographic distribution of Portuguese
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2190:Lopes, José Vicente (25 April 2008).
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1937:meaning âaddressâ (is it from French
942:) or by a voiced palatal fricative (
909:In Portugal the unstressed initial "
20:
2471:Portuguese language Outside Brazil:
1318:"Donât you want a cup of coffee?";
13:
2248:O PortuguĂȘs na Ăfrica â Cabo Verde
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1984:, exclamation meaning âof course!â
1976:, desperation, instead of outrage;
1390:eu espero que tu chegues lĂĄ um dia
1250:O Manuel fazia-me isso, por favor?
553:" sound in European Portuguese is
491:
40:it lacks sufficient corresponding
14:
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1309:"if it rained I wouldnât leave").
732:- other cases harder to explain (
2066:âSegundo Protocolo Modificativoâ
711:is followed by a preconsonantal
208:
25:
2175:(in Portuguese). Archived from
1384:espero eu que um dia lĂĄ chegues
227:Academia Caboverdiana de Letras
2250:. www.linguaportuguesa.ufrn.br
2169:"Dr. Manuel Monteiro da Veiga"
2161:
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2129:Portuguese (Cape Verde Island)
2041:
1767:one picks up the phone saying
1315:NĂŁo queres uma xĂcara de cafĂ©?
1147:In the same way, the sequence
1010:is never inserted after final
359:. Creole is, therefore, used
1:
3128:Portuguese language in Africa
2157:(in Portuguese). 11 May 2018.
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2100:Portuguese language in Africa
1289:"I am going to do instead of
1093:like in Portugal. Words like
2071:According to Prime Minister
2000:, naĂŻf, instead of innocent;
1321:NĂŁo precisas da minha ajuda?
1006:Nevertheless, an epenthetic
840:is always pronounced close .
507:
7:
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1992:, mountain, instead of rock
799:, are all pronounced with ;
523:In Cape Verdean Portuguese
10:
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2706:Capture of Santiago (1585)
1324:"Donât you need my help?".
1300:se chovesse eu nĂŁo ia sair
677:is followed by an initial
603:or voiced velar fricative
595:, voiced uvular fricative
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474:Cape Verdean Luxembourger
462:Cape Verdeans in Portugal
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203:Official language in
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2750:Administrative divisions
1360:pronounced with closed .
1101:are actually pronounced
1077:are actually pronounced
466:Cape Verdeans in Belgium
3123:Languages of Cape Verde
2990:Cape Verdean Portuguese
2139:(subscription required)
1376:"I go down the stairs".
1158:" before palatal sounds
504:variety of Portuguese.
470:Cape Verdeans in France
329:PortuguĂȘs cabo-verdiano
321:Cape Verdean Portuguese
172:Cape Verdean Portuguese
86:Cape Verdean Portuguese
55:more precise citations.
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632:Vowels and diphthongs
482:Cape Verdean Americans
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276:This article contains
2624:Portuguese vocabulary
2372:Florianopolitan/ManĂȘs
2095:SĂŁo Tomean Portuguese
1880:mĂĄquina de fotocĂłpias
1451:Lexicon and semantics
1370:more frequently than
1208:Morphology and syntax
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1034:are never pronounced
307:
2619:Portuguese phonology
2387:North Coast/Cearense
2367:Central Northeastern
1229:"you (respectful)",
899:Unstressed initial "
641:is pronounced open :
486:Cape Verdean Spanish
440:), and purportedly,
331:) is the variety of
3118:Portuguese dialects
2985:Cape Verdean Creole
2614:Portuguese diaspora
2285:Portuguese language
1922:atitude revanchista
1868:mĂĄquina de calcular
1367:Eu desço as escadas
843:Unstressed initial
831:Unstressed initial
498:European Portuguese
407:European Portuguese
403:European Portuguese
369:vernacular language
349:Cape Verdean Creole
162:Galician-Portuguese
2939:Telecommunications
2609:Brazilian diaspora
2409:Curitibano/Sulista
2085:Guinean Portuguese
2060:, where the first
2049:Acordo OrtogrĂĄfico
1889:âXerox machineâ),
1818:"lady's handbag",
1532:instead of suspiro
1223:"you (familiar)",
1205:
1178:⟨ui⟩
1173:⟨ui⟩
1149:⟨em⟩
1143:⟨ou⟩
1139:⟨ei⟩
645:⟨aa⟩
555:velarized alveolar
478:Cape Verdean Swiss
318:
312:in the schools of
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2155:Santiago Magazine
2137:(18th ed., 2015)
1901:"ink cartridge");
1892:cartucho de tinta
1871:is used (and not
1198:National Assembly
1117:like in Portugal.
965:⟨e⟩
850:⟨e⟩
845:⟨e⟩
838:⟨o⟩
833:⟨o⟩
803:⟨a⟩
709:⟨a⟩
679:⟨a⟩
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357:official language
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280:phonetic symbols.
223:Regulated by
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