Kriol

Guinea-Bissau Kriol

Romance (creole)

FamilyRomance (creole) Speakers~1.1 million (L1/L2 combined) ScriptLatin Official inCo-official language of Guinea-Bissau (alongside Portuguese)

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 KriolCape Verdean Creoleundefined (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/
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