Kréyòl Gwadloupéyen
Guadeloupean Creole
French-based creole
Guadeloupean Creole (Kréyòl Gwadloupéyen) is the French-based creole of Guadeloupe and closely related to Martinican Creole — together often called Antillean Creole. Substantial substrate influence from West African languages brought during the Atlantic slave trade. Standardized in the GEREC-2 orthography. About 430,000 L1 speakers in Guadeloupe and the diaspora.
Where it is spoken
87 core words in Guadeloupean Creole
Sources
- Ludwig et al. (2002) — Dictionnaire créole français
- Ethnologue 27: Guadeloupean Creole
Words compared
Compared with languages in the same classification: French-based creole
| Meaning | Guadeloupean Creole | Haitian Creole | Saint Lucian Creole | French Guianese Creole | Réunion Creole | Seychellois Creole | Mauritian Creole |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water | dlo /dlo/ | dlo /dlo/ | dlo /dlo/ | dlo /dlo/ | dlo /dlo/ | delo /delo/ | dilo /dilo/ |
| Fire | difé /dife/ | dife /dife/ | difé /dife/ | difé /dife/ | dofé /dofe/ | dife /dife/ | dife /dife/ |
| Sun | solèy /solɛj/ | solèy /sɔlɛj/ | sòlèy /sɔlɛj/ | solèy /sɔlɛj/ | soley /solej/ | soley /solej/ | soley /solej/ |
| Moon | lalin /lalin/ | lalin /lalin/ | lalin /lalin/ | lalin /lalin/ | lalinn /lalin/ | lalin /lalin/ | lalinn /lalin/ |
| Star | zétwal /zetwal/ | zetwal /zetwal/ | étwal /etwal/ | zétwèl /zetwɛl/ | zétoil /zetwal/ | zetwal /zetwal/ | zetwal /zetwal/ |
| Night | lannuit /lanɥit/ | lannwit /lãnwit/ | lannwit /lãnwit/ | lannwit /lãnwit/ | nwi /nwi/ | lannwit /lanwit/ | lanwit /lanwit/ |
| Rain | lapli /lapli/ | lapli /lapli/ | lapli /lapli/ | lapli /lapli/ | lapli /lapli/ | lapli /lapli/ | lapli /lapli/ |
| Snow | lannèj /lanɛʒ/ | nèj /nɛʒ/ | lannèj /lãnɛʒ/ | lanèj /lanɛʒ/ | nèj /nɛʒ/ | lannez /lanez/ | lanez /lanez/ |
| Wind | van /vã/ | van /vã/ | van /vã/ | van /vã/ | divan /diˈvã/ | divan /diˈvã/ | divan /diˈvã/ |
| Earth | tè /tɛ/ | tè /tɛ/ | tè /tɛ/ | tè /tɛ/ | later /latɛr/ | later /latɛr/ | later /latɛr/ |
| Stone | wòch /wɔʃ/ | wòch /wɔtʃ/ | wòch /wɔʃ/ | ròch /ʁɔʃ/ | galé /ɡale/ | ros /ros/ | ros /ros/ |
| Mountain | mòn /mɔn/ | mòn /mɔn/ | mòn /mɔn/ | — | montagn /mɔ̃taɲ/ | montanny /mɔ̃taɲ/ | montagn /mõˈtaɲ/ |
| Sea | lanmè /lãmɛ/ | lanmè /lãmɛ/ | lanmè /lãmɛ/ | lanmè /lãmɛ/ | lamer /lamɛr/ | lanmer /lãmɛr/ | lamer /lamer/ |
| Mother | manman /mãmã/ | manman /mãmã/ | manman /mãmã/ | manman /mãmã/ | manmon /mãmõ/ | manman /mãmã/ | mama /mama/ |
| Father | papa /papa/ | papa /papa/ | papa /papa/ | papa /papa/ | papa /papa/ | papa /papa/ | papa /papa/ |
| Daughter | fi /fi/ | pitit fi /pitit fi/ | tifi /tifi/ | tifi /tifi/ | fiy /fij/ | fiy /fij/ | tifi /tifi/ |
| I | an /ã/ | mwen /mwɛ̃/ | mwen /mwɛ̃/ | mo /mo/ | mwin /mwɛ̃/ | mon /mɔ̃/ | mo /mo/ |
| You | ou /u/ | ou /u/ | ou /u/ | to /to/ | ou /u/ | ou /u/ | to /to/ |
| We | nou /nu/ | nou /nu/ | nou /nu/ | nou /nu/ | nou /nu/ | nou /nu/ | nou /nu/ |
| Name | non /nɔ̃/ | non /nɔ̃/ | non /nɔ̃/ | non /nɔ̃/ | nom /nɔm/ | non /nɔ̃/ | nom /nom/ |
| Person | moun /mun/ | moun /mun/ | moun /mun/ | moun /mun/ | moun /mun/ | dimoun /dimun/ | dimounn /dimun/ |
| Head | tèt /tɛt/ | tèt /tɛt/ | tèt /tɛt/ | tèt /tɛt/ | latèt /latɛt/ | latet /latɛt/ | latet /latet/ |
| Eye | zyé /zje/ | je /ʒe/ | zyé /zje/ | wéy /wej/ | zié /zje/ | lizye /lizje/ | lizie /lizje/ |
| Ear | zorey /zɔʁɛj/ | zòrèy /zɔɾɛj/ | zòwèy /zɔwɛj/ | zòrè /zɔʁɛ/ | zorey /zɔʁɛj/ | zorey /zɔʁɛj/ | zorey /zɔʁɛj/ |
| Nose | nen /nɛ̃/ | nen /nɛn/ | né /ne/ | nen /nɛ̃/ | né /ne/ | nennen /nɛ̃nɛ̃/ | nene /nene/ |
| Mouth | bouch /buʃ/ | bouch /buʃ/ | bouch /buʃ/ | bouch /buʃ/ | labous /labus/ | labous /labus/ | labous /labus/ |
| Tooth | dan /dã/ | dan /dã/ | dan /dã/ | dan /dã/ | dan /dã/ | ledan /lədã/ | ledan /lədã/ |
| Tongue | lang /lãɡ/ | lang /lãɡ/ | lanng /lãŋ/ | lang /lãɡ/ | lang /lãɡ/ | lalang /lalãɡ/ | lalang /lalãɡ/ |
| Hand | men /mɛ̃/ | men /mɛ̃/ | lanmen /lãmɛn/ | lanmen /lãmɛ̃/ | lamin /lamɛ̃/ | lanmen /lãmɛ̃/ | lame /lame/ |
| Foot | pyé /pje/ | pye /pje/ | pyé /pje/ | pyé /pje/ | pié /pje/ | lipye /lipje/ | lipie /lipje/ |
| Heart | kè /kɛ/ | kè /kɛ/ | tjè /tʃɛ/ | tchò /tʃɔ/ | ker /kɛʁ/ | leker /lekeʁ/ | leker /lekeɾ/ |
| Bone | zo /zo/ | zo /zo/ | zo /zo/ | zo /zo/ | zo /zo/ | lezo /lezo/ | lezo /lezo/ |
| Blood | san /sã/ | san /sã/ | san /sã/ | disan /disã/ | san /sã/ | disan /disã/ | disan /disã/ |
| Poop | chyé /ʃje/ | kaka /kaka/ | kaka /kaka/ | kaka /kaka/ | mèrd /mɛrd/ | kaka /kaka/ | kaka /kaka/ |
| Love | lanmou /lãmu/ | lanmou /lãmu/ | lanmou /lãmu/ | renmen /ʁɛ̃mɛn/ | lamour /lamuʁ/ | lanmour /lãmuʁ/ | lamour /lamuɾ/ |
| Tree | pyé bwa /pje bwa/ | pyebwa /pjebwa/ | pyé bwa /pje bwa/ | pyébwa /pjebwa/ | pyébwa /pjebwa/ | pye dibwa /pje dibwa/ | pye /pje/ |
| Dog | chyen /ʃjɛ̃/ | chen /ʃɛ̃/ | chyen /ʃjɛn/ | chyen /ʃjɛ̃/ | lisien /lisjɛ̃/ | lisyen /lisjɛ̃/ | lisien /lisjɛ̃/ |
| Cat | chat /ʃat/ | chat /ʃat/ | chat /ʃa/ | chat /ʃa/ | shat /ʃat/ | sat /sat/ | sat /sat/ |
| Fish | pwason /pwasɔ̃/ | pwason /pwasɔ̃/ | pwéson /pwesɔ̃/ | pwason /pwasɔ̃/ | pwason /pwasɔ̃/ | pwason /pwasɔ̃/ | pwason /pwasɔ̃/ |
| Bird | zwazo /zwazo/ | zwazo /zwazo/ | jibyé /ʒibje/ | zozo /zozo/ | zwazo /zwazo/ | zwazo /zwazo/ | zwazo /zwazo/ |
| Butterfly | papiyon /papijɔ̃/ | papiyon /papijɔ̃/ | papiyòt /papijɔt/ | papiyon /papijɔ̃/ | papiyon /papijɔ̃/ | papiyon /papijɔ̃/ | papiyon /papijɔ̃/ |
| Egg | zé /ze/ | ze /ze/ | zé /ze/ | dizé /dize/ | zé /ze/ | dizef /dizɛf/ | dizef /dizef/ |
| Bear | lous /lus/ | lous /lus/ | bè /bɛ/ | lous /lus/ | lours /luʁs/ | lours /lurs/ | lours /lurs/ |
| Horse | chouval /ʃuval/ | chwal /ʃwal/ | chouval /ʃuval/ | chouval /ʃuval/ | soval /soval/ | seval /seval/ | seval /seval/ |
| House | kaz /kaz/ | kay /kaj/ | kay /kaj/ | kaz /kaz/ | kaz /kaz/ | lakaz /lakaz/ | lakaz /lakaz/ |
| Milk | lèt /lɛt/ | lèt /lɛt/ | lèt /lɛt/ | lèt /lɛt/ | dolé /dole/ | dile /dile/ | dile /dile/ |
| Honey | siwo myèl /siwo mjɛl/ | siwo myèl /siwo mjɛl/ | siwo myèl /siwo mjɛl/ | myèl /mjɛl/ | domiel /domjɛl/ | dimyel /dimjɛl/ | dimiel /dimjɛl/ |
| Salt | sèl /sɛl/ | sèl /sɛl/ | sèl /sɛl/ | sèl /sɛl/ | dosèl /dosɛl/ | disel /disel/ | disel /disel/ |
| Wine | diven /divɛ̃/ | diven /divɛ̃/ | diven /divɛ̃/ | diven /divɛ̃/ | vin /vɛ̃/ | diven /divɛ̃/ | divin /divɛ̃/ |
| Rice | diri /diʁi/ | diri /diˈɾi/ | diwi /diwi/ | douri /duʁi/ | diri /diʁi/ | diri /diri/ | diri /diri/ |
| Chocolate | chokola /ʃokola/ | chokola /ʃokoˈla/ | — | chokola /ʃokola/ | — | sokola /sokola/ | sokola /sokola/ |
| Iron | fè /fɛ/ | fè /fɛ/ | fè /fɛ/ | fè /fɛ/ | fer /fɛr/ | fer /fer/ | fer /fer/ |
| Wheel | wou /wu/ | wou /wu/ | woul /wul/ | rou /ʁu/ | rou /ru/ | larou /laru/ | larou /laru/ |
| Silk | swa /swa/ | swa /swa/ | swa /swa/ | — | — | laswa /laswa/ | laswa /laswa/ |
| Book | liv /liv/ | liv /liv/ | liv /liv/ | liv /liv/ | liv /liv/ | liv /liv/ | liv /liv/ |
| Eat | manjé /mãʒe/ | manje /mãʒe/ | manjé /mãʒe/ | manjé /mãʒe/ | manz /mãz/ | manze /mãze/ | manze /mãze/ |
| Drink | bwè /bwɛ/ | bwè /bwɛ/ | bwè /bwɛ/ | bwè /bwɛ/ | bwar /bwaʁ/ | bwar /bwaʁ/ | bwar /bwaɾ/ |
| Sleep | dòmi /dɔmi/ | dòmi /dɔmi/ | dòmi /dɔmi/ | dronmi /dʁɔ̃mi/ | dormi /dɔrmi/ | dormi /dɔrmi/ | dormi /dɔrmi/ |
| One | yonn /jõn/ | youn /jun/ | yonn /jɔn/ | roun /ʁun/ | inn /in/ | enn /ɛn/ | enn /ɛn/ |
| Two | dé /de/ | de /de/ | dé /de/ | dé /de/ | dé /de/ | de /de/ | de /de/ |
| Three | twa /twa/ | twa /twa/ | twa /twa/ | trwa /tʁwa/ | trwa /trwa/ | trwa /trwa/ | trwa /trwa/ |
| Four | kat /kat/ | kat /kat/ | kat /kat/ | kat /kat/ | kat /kat/ | kat /kat/ | kat /kat/ |
| Five | senk /sɛ̃k/ | senk /sɛ̃k/ | senk /sɛ̃k/ | senk /sɛ̃k/ | sink /sɛ̃k/ | senk /sɛ̃k/ | senk /sɛ̃k/ |
| Hundred | san /sã/ | san /sã/ | san /sã/ | san /sã/ | san /sã/ | san /sã/ | san /sã/ |
| Hello | bonjou /bõʒu/ | bonjou /bɔ̃ʒu/ | bonjou /bɔ̃ʒu/ | bonjou /bõʒu/ | bonzour /bõzuʁ/ | bonzour /bõzuʁ/ | bonzour /bõzuɾ/ |
| Thank you | mèsi /mɛsi/ | mèsi /mɛsi/ | mèsi /mɛsi/ | mèsi /mɛsi/ | mersi /mɛʁsi/ | mersi /mɛʁsi/ | mersi /meɾsi/ |
| Good | bon /bõ/ | bon /bɔ̃/ | bon /bɔ̃/ | bon /bõ/ | bon /bõ/ | bon /bõ/ | bon /bõ/ |
| New | nèf /nɛf/ | nouvo /nuvo/ | nèf /nɛf/ | nouvo /nuvo/ | nouvo /nuvo/ | nouvo /nuvo/ | nouvo /nuvo/ |
| Red | wouj /wuʒ/ | wouj /wuʒ/ | wouj /wuʒ/ | rouj /ʁuʒ/ | rouz /ruz/ | rouz /ruz/ | rouz /ruz/ |
| White | blan /blã/ | blan /blã/ | blan /blã/ | blan /blã/ | blan /blã/ | blan /blã/ | blan /blã/ |
| Black | nwè /nwɛ/ | nwa /nwa/ | nwè /nwɛ/ | nwè /nwɛ/ | nwar /nwar/ | nwar /nwar/ | nwar /nwar/ |
| Green | vè /vɛ/ | vèt /vɛt/ | vèt /vɛt/ | vèrt /vɛʁt/ | vèr /vɛr/ | ver /ver/ | ver /vɛr/ |
| Computer | òwdinatè /ɔwdinatɛ/ | òdinatè /ɔdinaˈtɛ/ | konpyouta /kɔ̃pjuta/ | òrdinatò /ɔʁdinatɔ/ | — | konpiter /kɔ̃pitɛr/ | ordinater /ɔrdinatɛr/ |
| Tea | té /te/ | te /te/ | dité /dite/ | té /te/ | — | dite /dite/ | dite /dite/ |
| Coffee | kafé /kafe/ | kafe /kaˈfe/ | kafé /kafe/ | kafé /kafe/ | kafé /kafe/ | kafe /kafe/ | kafe /kafe/ |
| Sugar | sik /sik/ | sik /sik/ | sik /sik/ | sik /sik/ | sik /sik/ | disik /disik/ | disik /disik/ |
| Orange | zowanj /zowãʒ/ | zoranj /zoɾãʒ/ | zowanj /zowãʒ/ | zoranj /zoʁãʒ/ | zoranj /zoʁãʒ/ | zoranz /zoʁãz/ | zoranz /zoʁãz/ |
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