Boquense Creole

Boquense Creole
Boquense Kriol
Criolo di La Boca
Date	2011-2012
Native speakers	Around 22 million people as mother language and 5 millions in the Boquense diaspora and as second language (2021)
Language family	Romance languages-based creole
Language codes
ISO 639-1	boq
ISO 639-2	bqc
ISO 639-3	–
Boquense Creole as first spoken language   Boquense Creole as minoritary spoken language

The Boquense Creole also known as Kriol or Criolo is an Indoeuropean-Romance languages based conlang predominantly spoken and used officially within the Republic of La Boca, mainly in the central, south and east region of the country as primary language (or mother tongue).

History

The current territory known as Republic of La Boca was firstly inhabited by Italic-origin people being many of them Genovese and Neapolitan. They wanted to create a little Italy within the then Argentinian and Uruguayan territories but failed when the President Julio Argentino Roca organized repression against them. Every try to establish a new Republic of La Boca ended in failure until 2011, when a Calabrese-Argentinian established the IV Republic of La Boca with a new flag and obviously new costumes. The population had the necessity to create a new language to make the new population distinct to the others in the rest of South America (mainly Portuguese and Spanish speakers) So, they created the boquense creole to make that difference. Many Italian, Genovese, Portuguese, Argentinian, Uruguayan, Neapolitan and then Arabic and Hebrew words were incorporated in the language both written and spoken.

Alphabet

Currently, the Boquense creole is written using the Latin alphabet. However, throughout history and more since the strengthening of political-cultural relations between Boquenses and Russians, the Boquense Creole has tried to adapt to the Cyrillic alphabet. Many Boquenses belonging to the Muslim community adapted it to the Arabic alphabet.

The current alphabet

A Ă B C D DZ E F G H I J K L LH M N NG NH O P Q R S SH T U V W X Y Z

Words and Phrases

Boquense Creole	English
Buns dias	Good Morning
Buna serata	Good Afternoon
Buna noitj	Good Evening/Good Night
Dolj drimi	Sweet dreams
Adiu	Goodbye!
Com teu va?	How are you?
Iu vad bian	I'm fine
Gratia/Gradzia	Thank you
Com teu noma?	What's your name?
Iu mi nom	My name is...
Piazer di ti cuneixer	I'm pleased to meet you
Prau	Please
Cusmi	I'm sorry
Bo!	Hey!
Ta, ta	OK
Wakha	Another way to say OK

Colours (Lo core)

Boquense Creole	English
Ros	Red
Giello	Yellow
Blu, bludo, blau (in the North), bleu (in the Eastern Bank)	Blue
Aranjo	Orange
Verci (Pronounce verchi)	Green
Derós	Pink
Metj-blu	Light Blue
Viled	Violet
Nor	Black
Grei	Grey
Blantj	White

Numbers (Li numbre)

Boquense Creole	English
0	ziro
1	ũn
2	diss
3	tria
4	kuator
5	xinc
6	tzei
7	sede
8	oixo
9	nov
10	ditj
11	ditj plis ũn
12	ditj plis diss
13	ditj plis tria
14	ditj plis kuator
15	ditj plis xinc
16	ditj plis tzei
17	ditj plis sede
18	ditj plis oixo
19	ditj plis nov
20	vãtj (pronounce vánch)
30	trãntj
40	kuatorãntj
50	xincãntj
60	tzeizãntj
70	sedãntj
80	oixãntj
90	novvãntj
100	ziã
1000	ũn milard
10000	ditj milards
100000	ziã milards
1000000	ũn mitjò

Family (La familha)

Boquense Creole	English
Mater	Mother
Pader	Father
Frero / Fratu / Irmau (In the east of the country and the Eastern Bank)	Brother
Soror	Sister
Tiu, dziu	Uncle
Dzia	Aunt
Bobe, bubba o nonna	Granny
Nonno	Grandpa
Cuxino	Cousin
Mater-lei	Mother-in-law
Pader-lei	Father-in-law
Vràtimo	Fiancé

Animals (Le animau)

Can, pichicho, prro = Dog Miau, mau, michu = Cat Parot = Parrot Vatj = Cow Pècora = Sheep Maiale = Pig, Pork Gulo = Gull Furmica = Ant Ors = Bear Carangeitjo = Crab Calamaro, Calamardo, Scuid = Squid Abeitj = Bee Fafala = Butterfly Tibo = Shark

Fruits and Vegetables (Frutte i veges)

Melançana = Apple Banana = Banana Tangerino = Mandarine Grapo = Grape Kiwi = Kiwi Cotogna = Quince Lattuça = Lettuce Tomato = Tomato Patate, Patata (en la Banda Oriental) = Potato Carota = Carrot Cremidi = Onion Avocado = Avocado Betaraga = Remolacha Abacatxi = Ananá, piña Melonço = Sandía Melau = Melón Limo = Limón

Weather (Lo temp)

Freu / Riber = Cold Chaud (se pronuncia shod) = Hot Novoled = Cloudy Pleutj = Rainy Pleutj fortăt = Chaparrón, aguacero, chubasco Sod ziro = Below zero Fol di chaud = Heatwave

Lugares de interés (Loghi d'interesse)

Plaça, parco = Park Banca = Bank Ambaxiata = Embassy Otèlo = Hotel Ristorande, Trattoria = Restaurant Muço = Museum Ekklesia = Church Sinagoga = Sinagogue Masjid = Mosque Teatro = Theathre Stadiu = Stadium Birrerìa = Brewery Ospedal = Hospital Farmaziune = Drugstore Centru Comerçială = Shopping Centre

Comidas y bebidas (Mentx i bebidi)

Kasbeh, cofi = Coffee Cofi plis lat = Milk coffee Cap de tì = Cup of tea Cola = Coca-cola Zumo = Juice Birra = Beer Tinto, tintillo (in Mendoza) = Wine Aqua = Water Pizza = Pizza Hamburguesa = Hamburger Fris = French fries Salata = Salad Frago = Chicken Lambo = Lamb Chivito = An Uruguayan typical sandwich Refuerço = Home-made sandwich Carna da vatj = Cow meat Pormatjo = Cheese Sal = Salt Peppa = Pepper Açetu d'olive = Olive oil