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| altname = Cápo, Cábo, Kabo, Kabosje, isiKapa, Cape [of Good Hope] Creole | | altname = Cápo, Cábo, Kabo, Kabosje, isiKapa, Cape [of Good Hope] Creole | ||
| nativename = isiKápa | | nativename = isiKápa | ||
| pronunciation = isi. | | pronunciation = isi.kʰɐ́pɐ | ||
| creator = User:Jukethatbox | | creator = User:Jukethatbox | ||
| created = 2023 | | created = 2023 | ||
| speakers = {{formatnum:14000000}} | |||
| date = 2023 | |||
| familycolor = Creole | | familycolor = Creole | ||
| fam1 = Cape | | fam1 = Cape Creole | ||
| dia1 = Cape dialect | | dia1 = Cape dialect | ||
| dia2 = Durban(KwaZulu-Natal) dialect | | dia2 = Durban(KwaZulu-Natal) dialect | ||
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'''Cápa''', also known as '''Cápo''', '''Cábo''', '''Kabo''', '''Kabosje''', '''isiKapa''' and/or '''Cape [of Good Hope] Creole''', is an Afrikaans-Portuguese-English-Zulu-Xhosa [[w:Creole language|creole]] language spoken in the area between the [[w:Orange River|Orange River]] and the south African coast, commonly known as the '''Cape of Good Hope'''(''cabo da boa esperança'' in [[w:Portuguese language|Portuguese]]). | '''Cápa''', also known as '''Cápo''', '''Cábo''', '''Kabo''', '''Kabosje''', '''isiKapa''' and/or '''Cape [of Good Hope] Creole''', is an Afrikaans-Portuguese-English-Zulu-Xhosa [[w:Creole language|creole]] language spoken in the area between the [[w:Orange River|Orange River]] and the south African coast, commonly known as the '''Cape of Good Hope'''(''cabo da boa esperança'' in [[w:Portuguese language|Portuguese]]). | ||
Some more modern Portuguese loanwords derive from Brazilian Portuguese rather than European Portuguese, although in some cases both variations can be used, e.g. BP ''xícara'' and EP ''chávena'', both meaning "cup", become ''shíxher''(<small>Cápa</small>: [[Help:IPA|[ʃík‖ʼɛɾ]]]), "cup" and ''sháfna''(<small>Cápa:</small> [[Help:IPA|<nowiki>[ʃɐ́ɸnɐ]</nowiki>]]), "glass(container)". | |||
==Phonology== | ==Phonology== | ||
===Orthography=== | ===Orthography=== |
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Cápa | |
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Cápo, Cábo, Kabo, Kabosje, isiKapa, Cape [of Good Hope] Creole | |
isiKápa | |
Pronunciation | [isi.kʰɐ́pɐ] |
Created by | Jukethatbox |
Date | 2023 |
Native speakers | 14,000,000 (2023) |
Cape Creole
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Dialects |
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Sources | Afrikaans, Portuguese, Zulu, Xhosa, English |
Official status | |
Official language in | Cape State |
Recognised minority language in | Lesotho, Orange, Eswatini |
Regulated by | Ministeri isiKápa |
Cápa, also known as Cápo, Cábo, Kabo, Kabosje, isiKapa and/or Cape [of Good Hope] Creole, is an Afrikaans-Portuguese-English-Zulu-Xhosa creole language spoken in the area between the Orange River and the south African coast, commonly known as the Cape of Good Hope(cabo da boa esperança in Portuguese).
Some more modern Portuguese loanwords derive from Brazilian Portuguese rather than European Portuguese, although in some cases both variations can be used, e.g. BP xícara and EP chávena, both meaning "cup", become shíxher(Cápa: [ʃík‖ʼɛɾ]), "cup" and sháfna(Cápa: [ʃɐ́ɸnɐ]), "glass(container)".