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'São Vicente Creole' is the name given to the variant of Cape Verdean Creole spoken mainly in the São Vicente Island of Cape Verde. It belongs to the Barlavento Creoles branch. This form of the Cape Verdean Creole has about 80,000 to 100,000 speakers primarily in the São Vicente island, but also in a large segement of the Cape Verdean diaspora population. It is the second most widely spoken Cape Verdean dialect. It has produced literature from a lot of writers and musicians including Sergio Frusoni and many more.
Besides the main characteristics of Barlavento Creoles the São Vicente Creole has also the following ones:
★ The progressive aspect of the present is formed by putting ''tí tâ'' before the verbs: '''tí'' + ''tâ'' + V'.
★ The sounds /s/ and /z/ are palatalized to [ʃ] and [ʒ] when they are at the end of syllables. Ex.: ''fésta'' “party” pronounced [ˈfɛʃtɐ] instead of [ˈfɛstɐ], ''gósga'' “tickles” pronounced [ˈɡɔʒɡɐ] instead of [ˈɡɔzɡɐ], ''más'' “more” pronounced [maʃ] instead of [mas].
★ The stressed final sound /ɐ/ is pronounced /a/. Ex.: ''já'' /ʒa/ instead of ''djâ'' /ʤɐ/ “already”, ''lá'' /la/ instead of ''lâ'' /lɐ/ “there”, and all the verbs that end by ''~â'', ''calcá'' /kɐlˈka/ instead of ''calcâ'' /kɐlˈkɐ/ “to press”, ''pintchá'' /pĩˈʧa/ instead of ''pintchâ'' /pĩˈʧɐ/ “to push”, etc.
★ The sound /ʤ/ (that originates from Portuguese /ʎ/, written “lh”) is represented by the sound /j/: ''bói’'' /bɔj/ instead of ''bódj’'' /bɔʤ/ “dance (noun)”, ''ôi’'' /oj/ instead of ''ôdj’'' /oʤ/ “eye”, ''spêi’'' /ʃpej/ instead of ''spêdj’'' /speʤ/ “mirror”. When it is after the sound /i/, the sound /ʤ/ remains: ''fídj’'' /fiʤ/ “son”, ''mídj’'' /miʤ/ “corn”. When it is immediately after a consonant, the sound /ʤ/ remains: ''m’djôr'' /mʤoɾ/ “better”, ''c’djêr'' /kʤeɾ/ “spoon”.
★ The sound /ʤ/ (that originates from old Portuguese, written “j” in the beginning of words) is totally represented by /ʒ/. Ex. ''já'' /ʒa/ instead of ''djâ'' /ʤɐ/ “already”, ''jantá'' /ʒɐ̃ˈta/ instead of ''djantâ'' /ʤɐ̃ˈtɐ/ “to dine”, ''Jõ’'' /ʒõ/ instead of ''Djõ’'' /ʤõ/ “John”.
★ Existence of a certain kind of vocabulary (also existing in Santo Antão) that does not exist in the other islands. Ex.: ''dançá'' instead of ''badjâ'' “to dance”, ''dzê'' instead of ''flâ'' “to say”, ''falá'' instead of ''papiâ'' “to speak”, ''guitá'' instead of ''djobê'' “to peek”, ''ruf’ná'' instead of ''fuliâ'' “to throw”, ''stód’'' instead of ''stâ'' “to be”, ''tchocá'' instead of ''furtâ'' “to steal”, ''tchúc’'' instead of ''pôrc’'' “pig”, etc.
Main articles: Cape Verdean Creole#Vocabulary
Main articles: Cape Verdean Creole#Grammar
Main articles: Cape Verdean Creole#Phonology
Main articles: Cape Verdean Creole#Writing_system
★ Criol de Soncente, a page with sample poems
★ How do we talk in São Vicente with a french dictionnary
'São Vicente Creole' is the name given to the variant of Cape Verdean Creole spoken mainly in the São Vicente Island of Cape Verde. It belongs to the Barlavento Creoles branch. This form of the Cape Verdean Creole has about 80,000 to 100,000 speakers primarily in the São Vicente island, but also in a large segement of the Cape Verdean diaspora population. It is the second most widely spoken Cape Verdean dialect. It has produced literature from a lot of writers and musicians including Sergio Frusoni and many more.
| Contents |
| Characteristics |
| Vocabulary |
| Grammar |
| Phonology |
| Alphabet |
| Examples of São Vicente Creole |
| External links |
Characteristics
Besides the main characteristics of Barlavento Creoles the São Vicente Creole has also the following ones:
★ The progressive aspect of the present is formed by putting ''tí tâ'' before the verbs: '''tí'' + ''tâ'' + V'.
★ The sounds /s/ and /z/ are palatalized to [ʃ] and [ʒ] when they are at the end of syllables. Ex.: ''fésta'' “party” pronounced [ˈfɛʃtɐ] instead of [ˈfɛstɐ], ''gósga'' “tickles” pronounced [ˈɡɔʒɡɐ] instead of [ˈɡɔzɡɐ], ''más'' “more” pronounced [maʃ] instead of [mas].
★ The stressed final sound /ɐ/ is pronounced /a/. Ex.: ''já'' /ʒa/ instead of ''djâ'' /ʤɐ/ “already”, ''lá'' /la/ instead of ''lâ'' /lɐ/ “there”, and all the verbs that end by ''~â'', ''calcá'' /kɐlˈka/ instead of ''calcâ'' /kɐlˈkɐ/ “to press”, ''pintchá'' /pĩˈʧa/ instead of ''pintchâ'' /pĩˈʧɐ/ “to push”, etc.
★ The sound /ʤ/ (that originates from Portuguese /ʎ/, written “lh”) is represented by the sound /j/: ''bói’'' /bɔj/ instead of ''bódj’'' /bɔʤ/ “dance (noun)”, ''ôi’'' /oj/ instead of ''ôdj’'' /oʤ/ “eye”, ''spêi’'' /ʃpej/ instead of ''spêdj’'' /speʤ/ “mirror”. When it is after the sound /i/, the sound /ʤ/ remains: ''fídj’'' /fiʤ/ “son”, ''mídj’'' /miʤ/ “corn”. When it is immediately after a consonant, the sound /ʤ/ remains: ''m’djôr'' /mʤoɾ/ “better”, ''c’djêr'' /kʤeɾ/ “spoon”.
★ The sound /ʤ/ (that originates from old Portuguese, written “j” in the beginning of words) is totally represented by /ʒ/. Ex. ''já'' /ʒa/ instead of ''djâ'' /ʤɐ/ “already”, ''jantá'' /ʒɐ̃ˈta/ instead of ''djantâ'' /ʤɐ̃ˈtɐ/ “to dine”, ''Jõ’'' /ʒõ/ instead of ''Djõ’'' /ʤõ/ “John”.
★ Existence of a certain kind of vocabulary (also existing in Santo Antão) that does not exist in the other islands. Ex.: ''dançá'' instead of ''badjâ'' “to dance”, ''dzê'' instead of ''flâ'' “to say”, ''falá'' instead of ''papiâ'' “to speak”, ''guitá'' instead of ''djobê'' “to peek”, ''ruf’ná'' instead of ''fuliâ'' “to throw”, ''stód’'' instead of ''stâ'' “to be”, ''tchocá'' instead of ''furtâ'' “to steal”, ''tchúc’'' instead of ''pôrc’'' “pig”, etc.
Vocabulary
Main articles: Cape Verdean Creole#Vocabulary
Grammar
Main articles: Cape Verdean Creole#Grammar
Phonology
Main articles: Cape Verdean Creole#Phonology
Alphabet
Main articles: Cape Verdean Creole#Writing_system
Examples of São Vicente Creole
| Kriol de Soncente | English |
|---|---|
| aont | yesterday |
| aoj, hoj' | today |
| manhã | tomorrow |
| plurim | market |
| Soncente | São Vicente |
| Mindel | Mindelo |
| Morada | Mindelo's historic centre |
| praça | square |
| praia | beach |
| rua | street |
| 'm / mi | I / me |
| bo | you |
| bossê | you (polite) |
| el | he/she |
| nô / nôs | we / us |
| bzôt / bossês | you (plural) |
| ês | they |
| bá, bai | to go |
| krê | to want |
| sabê | to know |
| andá | to walk |
| spiá | to look, to search |
| El ka sabê | He/she doesn't know |
| Um oiá-'l aont na Praça Nova | I saw him yesterday at Praça Nova ( Mindelo's main square) |
| arroz | rice |
| monte | mountain |
External links
★ Criol de Soncente, a page with sample poems
★ How do we talk in São Vicente with a french dictionnary
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