Maio Creole

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Maio Creole is a regional variety of Cape Verdean Creole spoken primarily on the island of Maio, characterized by its own distinct phonetic and lexical features.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Maio Creole canonical 3
Sanpadjudu Creole 1
Sotavento Creoles 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (32)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Cape Verdean Creole variety
Portuguese-based creole
spoken language
closelyRelatedTo Brava Creole
Fogo Creole
Santiago Creole
linked to: São Nicolau Creole
country Cape Verde
linked to: Cape Verde Islands
endangeredStatus vulnerable to language shift toward Portuguese
hasAlternativeName Maio variety of Cape Verdean Creole
hasFeature distinct lexical features
distinct phonetic features
lexical variation from other Cape Verdean varieties
phonological variation from other Cape Verdean varieties
hasISOCode none
influencedBy West African languages
languageFamily Creole
Portuguese Creole
lexifierLanguage Portuguese
linked to: Portuguese language
partOf Cape Verdean Creole
Cape Verdean linguistic heritage
primaryRegion Maio Island NERFINISHED
spokenIn rural areas of Maio Island
town of Porto Inglês
standardizedOrthography no single universally accepted standard
status regional variety without official status
subclassOf Sotavento Creoles
usedAlongside Portuguese
linked to: Portuguese language
usedFor everyday communication
local music lyrics
oral tradition
uses Latin alphabet
writingSystem Latin script
linked to: Latin alphabet

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Cape Verdean Creole hasPart Maio Creole
Cape Verdean Creole hasDialects Sanpadjudu Creole
linked to: Maio Creole
Barlavento Creoles contrastsWith Sotavento Creoles
linked to: Maio Creole
Upper Guinea Creoles hasPart Maio Creole