Cape Verdean Glossary
UNDER DEVELOPMENT! (Last updated on 4/19/95)
Note: This is a rather arbitrary listing of a few Crioulo words. As Meintel [see Reference 15] points out:
"Crioulo is a largely unwritten language with no single recognized orthography, though several grammars do exist, the best known being that of Balthasar Lopes da Silva."
The present purpose of this page is to generate interest among and comments from those with an an interest in the orthographics and linguistics of Crioulo.
- assimilados
- badius
- badjo
- batuco
- bicho
- blac
- bonita
- cab`chef'
- caboverdeanidade
- canizade
- canja
- capela
- cardeal
- carrapute
- cavaquinho
- chihinha
- coladera
- contratado
- convivencia
- crioulo
- crise
- cumpadre
- degredados
- destino
- djabraba
- donatarios
- escudo
- faja
- ferro
- festa
- finacon
- fortinho
- funcos
- funana
- furna
- grog
- gufongo
- guiza
- indigenas
- jagacida
- juntamao
- kriadas
- ladinos
- lagosta
- lancados
- liceu
- leste/harmitan
- loja
- machismo
- maduc
- manchupa
- manso
- mantenhas
- mastro
- maurazia
- mercado
- mestre
- minifundia
- miradouro
- misterio
- mixto
- morabeza
- morgado
- morna
- navio
- nha
- nhanhida
- nha terra
- nho
- nho lobo
- nyam bobo
- pano
- parceria
- pastel
- pilon
- pontinha
- praca
- preto
- purgeira
- orgulhuso
- ouri
- quintal
- rabeca
- radfodja
- rebelados
- ribeira
- sabi
- sala
- saudade
- seca
- soberbo
- tabanca
- tchuba
- urzella
- xerem
- zaragata
Colloquialisms:
- nha terra
- terral dja risca
- No pintcha
- Nho/Nha da'm benson...Deus bensoabo
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