Creole Language of Cape Verde

          Even though the official language of Cape Verde is Portuguese, most people also speak Creole. This language came from the early slaves on the islands. Here are some words in Creole.

  Colors Cape Verde Numbers
Branku is White One 1 Un
Pretu is Black   Two 2 Dos
Verdi is Green Three  3 Tres
Azul is Blue Four 4 Kuartu 
Burmedju is Red Five 5 Sinku 
Kastanhu is Brown Six 6 Seis
Roxu is Purple Seven 7 Seti
Sinzenta is Grey Eight 8 Oitu
Nine 9 Novi

      For more information on Cape Verde's language see the Cape Verde Reference Page:  http://users.erols.com/kauberdi/CVWords.htm

                                                                                             

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