Speak Kriolu

Speak Kriolu - Learn Caboverdean Creole (Kriolu)

Discover how to have effective conversations in Kriolu. Mili Mila’s Speak Kriolu app can be used to learn how to speak, read and write in Kriolu. Learn vocabulary and syntax through an enjoyable and visual experience. Listen to audio of dialog and vocabulary to help you pronounce words. Practice and test your skills using interactive exercises, helping you practice spelling, sentence order and definition of words. Build on your knowledge of Kriolu with lessons ranging from basic greetings, numbers and colors to more complex statements on family, well being, and culture, adding on to your knowledge of Kriolu. Use the Speak Kriolu App to help advance your understanding of Kriolu.

Capeverdean Creole (Kriolu) is the oldest Creole language in the world. With a mixture of Portuguese and African languages, Kriolu was created for survival by the enslaved people brought to the uninhabited islands of Cabo Verde from different areas along the west coast of Africa by the Portuguese, and has a history of being forbidden by the colonizers. Although for most of its existence, Kriolu was solely oral, inventive writing began hundreds of years after it was spoken. Since Kriolu has a phonemic characteristic, influences from other languages like Portuguese were used to write Kriolu. It wasn’t until 2009 that the system of writing Kriolu, known as ALUPEC [Alfabeto Unificado para a Escrita do Caboverdiano (Unified Alphabet for Capeverdean Writing)] was decreed into law by the Capeverdean government, making written Kriolu easier to access and more standardized. Using the Capeverdean Alphabet we have been able to create resources to allow access to the Kriolu language.

With a monthly & annual subscription, you will be able to use the app fully. Keep track of your progress, receive updates, word of the day and much more.

Dialog
For each theme in the Learn section of the app, we have included simple dialogs along with the audio in which you will be able to follow along and listen to pronunciation and uses of vocabulary words. Click on each statement to see the English translation.

Vocabulary
Read and listen to the pronunciation of words in Kriolu. Tap on the speaker icon to repeat the audio. Click NEXT to continue. The English translation is below each graphic. Short exercises are included to help test your vocabulary knowledge.

Exercise
Explanations and reminders are included before each exercise to help you understand vocabulary uses. Exercises include multiple choice, fill in the blank, short answer responses, and unscramble statements.

Travel
For the first installment of Travel, we have included basic statements and simple greetings you can use to create dialog with others. There are variations included in translation for some of the statements.

Word of the Day
Receive a word of the day to help you keep up to date with your practice. Each day you are able to test your knowledge of vocabulary. You will be able to rate the word of the day as easy, medium or hard.

Practice
The practice section is a great way to review vocabulary at your own pace for each theme. You can click on the speaker icon to repeat the pronunciation of each word however many times you need. Below each Kriolu word is the English translation.

Profile
Use the profile section to see a visual representation of your learning progress. Check out how you are doing with your daily learning, duration and your mastery level.

Produced By - Mili Mila LLC
Created By - Manuel Goncalves
Designed By - Liza Goncalves
Edited By - Djofa Tavares