Sãotomense
Sãotomense is an Indo-European language spoken in São Tomé & Príncipe, by about 69.9 thousand people. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Forro Creole (forro) or Sãotomense (santomense) is a Portuguese-based creole language spoken in São Tomé and Príncipe.
It should not be confused with São Tomean Portuguese, the non-creolised form of Portuguese spoken in São Tomé and Príncipe by the majority of São Toméans.
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Written down
Tudu nguê di mundu ca nancê livli e igual ni dignidade e ni dirêtu. Punda nen ca pensá e nen tê cunxensa, selá nen fé tudu cuá cu tençón de lumón.
Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR in Unicode).
Words in Sãotomense
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| woman | mwala | |
| person | nge* | |
| name | nomi* | |
| eye | we* | |
| ear | oreya* | |
| nose | liSi* | |
| tooth | dEnci* | |
| tongue | lingwa* | |
| hand | mo* | |
| blood | sangi* | |
| bone | oso* | |
| skin | pEli* | |
| knee | zunta* | |
| breast | mama* | |
| liver | figaru* | |
| water | awa | |
| fire | fogo* | |
| sun | solo* | |
| star | StlEla* | |
| stone | mburu* | |
| mountain | oke* | |
| tree | po* | |
| leaf | fia* | |
| night | noci* | |
| dog | kaso* | |
| fish | piSi* | |
| louse | ilu* | |
| two | dosu* | |
| I | ami* | |
| you | bo* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- AngolarIndo-European66% alike
- PrincipenseIndo-European58% alike
- PapiamentoIndo-European37% alike
- GalicianIndo-European35% alike
- PortugueseIndo-European33% alike
- Campidanese SardinianIndo-European32% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
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