Structure dataset 31: Cape Verdean Creole of Brava

This language is described more fully in survey chapter 31.

Cape Verdean Creole is spoken in Cape Verde on nine inhabited islands, including Brava, Fogo, Santiago and Maio to the South and Santo Antão, São Vicente, São Nicolau, Boa Vista, and Sal to the North. The Brava lect is spoken by about 6000 speakers on the smallest, most densely populated island. The default lect that we chose for description in APiCS is representative of the basilectal variety and is illustrated mostly by field work data collected in the towns of Furna, Cachaço and Nova Sintra.

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Consonants

Pulmonic Consonants
Place → Labial Coronal Dorsal Laryngeal
↓ Manner Bilabial Labio­dental Linguo­labial Dental Alveolar Palato-
alveolar		 Retroflex Alveolo-
palatal		 Palatal Velar Uvular Pharyngeal
/ Epiglottal		 Glottal
Nasal m n ɲ
Stop p b t d k g
Sibilant affricate t͡ʃ d͡ʒ
Non-sibilant affricate
Sibilant fricative s z ʃ ʒ
Non-sibilant fricative f v
Approximant l j
Flap or tap
Trill r
Lateral affricate
Lateral fricative
Lateral approximant
Lateral flap
Implosive

Vowels

Front Near-front Central Near-back Back Close Near-close Close-mid Mid Open-mid Near-open Open ihigh front unrounded vowel ĩnasalized high front unrounded vowel uhigh back rounded vowel ũnasalized high back rounded vowel ehigher mid front unrounded vowel ẽnasalized higher mid front unrounded vowel ohigher mid back rounded vowel õnasalized higher mid back rounded vowel əmid central unrounded vowel ɛlower mid front unrounded vowel ɛ̃nasalized lower mid front unrounded vowel ɔlower mid back rounded vowel ɔ̃nasalized lower mid back rounded vowel ãnasalized low central unrounded vowel ɑlow back unrounded vowel
Vowels

Special segments

Other segments
 w  voiced labial-velar glide

Legend

       Exists (as a major allophone)
       Exists only as a minor allophone
       Exists only in loanwords
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