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

Colours (Lo core)

|Ros = Red |Giello = Yellow Blu, bludo, blau (en el norte), bleu (en la Banda Oriental) = Blue Aranjo = Orange Verci (Pronounce verchi) = Green Derós = Pink Metj-blu = Light Blue Viled = Violet Nor = Black Grei = Grey Blantj = White

Numbers (Li numbre)

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 (pronuncia 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)

Mater = Mother Pader = Father Frero / Fratu / Irmau (En el este del país y en la Banda Oriental) = 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