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Portuguese is Cabo Verde's official language under Article 9 of the Constitution. The Constitution separately directs the State to promote conditions for the officialisation of the Cabo Verdean mother tongue on parity with Portuguese.

Cabo Verde
COUNTRY LANGUAGE PROFILE
português
Portuguese
Text direction: LTR

Portuguese is the official language of Cabo Verde. The Constitution also provides for the promotion of conditions for the officialization of the Cape Verdean mother tongue alongside Portuguese.

Portuguese
First listed core language
Not a speaker-share estimate
1
Writing system represented
Across the core language set
LTR
Primary text direction
Additional directions noted below

Language Overview

Portuguese

Read the Characters

Portuguese · 26 characters

Portuguese · 26 characters
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B
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C
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D
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U
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Y
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Z
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How to Read the Language Landscape

PolicyLegal and administrative language status may differ between national and subnational government.
Everyday useA language can be socially dominant without being the only language used at home, school, work or in media.
Community diversityIndigenous, minority, migrant and sign languages can remain important even when they are not part of a short national headline list.

Frequently Asked Questions

What languages are used in Cabo Verde?

Portuguese is the official language of Cabo Verde. The Constitution also provides for the promotion of conditions for the officialization of the Cape Verdean mother tongue alongside Portuguese.

What writing systems are used in Cabo Verde?

The represented writing system is Latin and the primary direction shown is left to right.

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Sources & methodology

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National Assembly of Cabo Verde: Constitution

Primary constitutional source. Article 9 states that Portuguese is the official language and that the State promotes conditions for the eventual officialisation of the Cabo Verdean mother tongue on parity with Portuguese.

Unicode CLDR: Country/Region Names

Localized country display-name reference. CLDR names are customary UI/display names, not claims about a state’s full constitutional long-form name.

Unicode: Supported Scripts

Reference for the writing-system/script families represented in the character component.

Unicode: Writing Direction and Bidirectional Text

Reference for left-to-right and right-to-left script direction and bidirectional text behavior.

Unicode Character Database: NamesList

Reference for Unicode character names used as small readout labels under selected character samples; these labels are not presented as a complete transliteration standard.