Kriol
Guinea-Bissau Kriol
Romance (creole)
RESEARCH LIMITATIONS: Guinea-Bissau Kriol (pt_gw) data compiled from Ethnologue, Glottolog, and limited creole linguistic sources. IPA transcriptions provided are broad phonemic approximations based on Portuguese lexical substrate and documented creole phonology. CONFIDENCE LEVEL: MODERATE-LOW for complete dataset. Several concepts lack authoritative phonetic documentation: - Stress patterns in Kriol are not fully standardized in literature - Some word forms show regional/dia [Provisional - limited documentation; pending native-speaker verification.]
Where it is spoken
20 core words in Guinea-Bissau Kriol
Water
ágwa
/aɡwa/
Fire
fogu
/fɔɡu/
Sun
sól
/sɔl/
Moon
lúa
/lua/
Mother
máe
/maj/
Father
pai
/paj/
Eat
kumé
/kume/
Drink
bebe
/bebe/
Love
amur
/amur/
Heart
korasãu
/korɑsɑ̃u/
Tree
árfuré
/arfure/
House
kasa
/kaza/
Dog
kan
/kɑ̃/
Cat
gatu
/ɡatu/
Hand
mãu
/mɑ̃u/
Eye
ólhu
/ɔlʎu/
Hello
oi
/oj/
Thank you
obrigádu
/obriɡadu/
One
un
/ũ/
Good
bon
/bɔ̃/
Words compared
Compared with related Romance (creole) languages
| Meaning | Guinea-Bissau Kriol | Cape Verdean Creole | undefined (Angolan) | Portuguese (Brazil) | Portuguese (Mozambique) | Portuguese (Europe) | Macanese Portuguese |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water | ágwa /aɡwa/ | agu /aɡu/ | água /aɡwa/ | água /ˈaɡwɐ/ | água /ˈaɡwɐ/ | água /ˈaɡwɐ/ | água /aɣwɐ/ |
| Fire | fogu /fɔɡu/ | fogu /foɡu/ | fogo /foɡu/ | fogo /foɡu/ | fogo /ˈfoɡu/ | fogo /ˈfoɡu/ | fogo /foɣu/ |
| Sun | sól /sɔl/ | sol /sɔl/ | sol /sɔl/ | sol /sɔw/ | sol /sɔl/ | sol /sɔɫ/ | sol /sol/ |
| Moon | lúa /lua/ | lua /lua/ | lua /lua/ | lua /luɐ/ | lua /ˈluɐ/ | lua /luɐ/ | lua /luɐ/ |
| Mother | máe /maj/ | mãi /mɐ̃j/ | mãe /mɐ̃j/ | mãe /mãj/ | mãe /mɐ̃j/ | mãe /mɐ̃j/ | mãe /mɐ̃j̃/ |
| Father | pai /paj/ | pai /paj/ | pai /paj/ | pai /paj/ | pai /paj/ | pai /paj/ | pai /paj/ |
| Eat | kumé /kume/ | kume /kume/ | comer /kumeɾ/ | comer /komeɾ/ | comer /kuˈmeɾ/ | comer /kuˈmeɾ/ | comer /kumeɾ/ |
| Drink | bebe /bebe/ | bebe /bebe/ | beber /bebeɾ/ | beber /bebeɾ/ | beber /bɨˈbeɾ/ | beber /bɨˈbeɾ/ | beber /bɨβeɾ/ |
| Love | amur /amur/ | amor /amor/ | amor /amoɾ/ | amor /amoɾ/ | amor /ɐˈmoɾ/ | amor /ɐˈmoɾ/ | amor /ɐmoɾ/ |
| Heart | korasãu /korɑsɑ̃u/ | korason /korasɔ̃/ | coração /kuɾasɐ̃w/ | coração /koɾasãw/ | coração /kuɾɐˈsɐ̃w/ | coração /kuɾɐˈsɐ̃w/ | coração /kuɾɐsɐ̃w̃/ |
| Tree | árfuré /arfure/ | arvi /arvi/ | árvore /aɾvoɾe/ | árvore /ˈaɾvoɾi/ | árvore /ˈaɾvuɾɨ/ | árvore /ˈaɾvuɾɨ/ | árvore /aɾvuɾɨ/ |
| House | kasa /kaza/ | kaza /kaza/ | casa /kaza/ | casa /kazɐ/ | casa /ˈkazɐ/ | casa /kazɐ/ | casa /kazɐ/ |
| Dog | kan /kɑ̃/ | katxor /katʃɔr/ | cão /kɐ̃w/ | cachorro /kaʃohu/ | cão /kɐ̃w/ | cão /kɐ̃w/ | cão /kɐ̃w̃/ |
| Cat | gatu /ɡatu/ | gatu /ɡatu/ | gato /ɡatu/ | gato /ɡatu/ | gato /ɡatu/ | gato /ɡatu/ | gato /ɡatu/ |
| Hand | mãu /mɑ̃u/ | mon /mɔ̃/ | mão /mɐ̃w/ | mão /mãw/ | mão /mɐ̃w/ | mão /mɐ̃w/ | mão /mɐ̃w̃/ |
| Eye | ólhu /ɔlʎu/ | odju /odʒu/ | olho /oʎu/ | olho /oʎu/ | olho /ˈoʎu/ | olho /oʎu/ | olho /oʎu/ |
| Hello | oi /oj/ | ola /ɔla/ | olá /ɔla/ | oi /oj/ | olá /ɔˈla/ | olá /ɔˈla/ | olá /ɔla/ |
| Thank you | obrigádu /obriɡadu/ | obrigadu /obriɡadu/ | obrigado /obɾiɡadu/ | obrigado /obɾiɡadu/ | obrigado /obɾiˈɡadu/ | obrigado /obɾiˈɡadu/ | obrigado /ɔβɾiɣadu/ |
| One | un /ũ/ | un /un/ | um /ũ/ | um /ũ/ | um /ũ/ | um /ũ/ | um /ũ/ |
| Good | bon /bɔ̃/ | bon /bɔ̃/ | bom /bõ/ | bom /bõ/ | bom /bõ/ | bom /bõ/ | bom /bõ/ |
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