Angolar

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More information:

    Introduction

    Angolar is a minority language of São Tomé and Príncipe, spoken in the southernmost towns of São Tomé Island and sparsely along the coast. It is a Creole language, based partially on Portuguese with a heavy substrate of a dialect of Kimbundu.

    The verb

    The verb is not conjugated by person.

    Tense, aspect, and mood is expressed with a TAM pattern before the verb.

    The following TAM are attested along with their combinations:

    Ø-
    kata ka
    thêka ~ thaka ~ thaka thêka
    ta(ka ta)

    References

    L'angolar. Un créole afro-portugais parlé à Sao Tomé. Notes de grammaire, textes, vocabulaires. Kreolische Bibliothek, Band 16. 1995. XII, 288 Seiten.978-3-87548-112-9.