Creole Languages: Days of the Week
Have you wondered what Monday is in Creole?
Do you want to know how to say all of the days of the week in Creole?
Discover the similarities and differences in the days of the week in a variety of Creole languages (Haitian Creole, Seychellois Creole, Mauritian Creole, Cape Verdean Creole, Papiamentu) with the examples below:
| English | Haitian Creole | Seychellois Creole | Mauritian Creole | Cape Verdean Creole | Papiamentu |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monday | lendi | lendi | lindi | sigunda fera | djaluna |
| Tuesday | madi | mardi | mardi | tersa fera | djamars |
| Wednesday | mèkredi | merkredi | merkredi | kuarta fera | djarason |
| Thursday | jedi | zedi | zedi | kinta fera | djaweps |
| Friday | vandredi | vandredi | vandredi | sesta fera | djabièrnè |
| Saturday | samdi | sanmdi | samdi | sabadu | djasabra |
| Sunday | dimanch | dimans | dimans | dumingu | djadumingu |
Haitian Creole, Seychellois Creole, and Mauritian Creole take their days from French (lundi, mardi, mercredi, jeudi, vendredi, samedi, dimanche) as these three Creole languages have French as their main source of vocabulary.
Cape Verdean Creole, as a Portuguese-Creole, takes its days from Portuguese (segunda-feira, terça-feira, quarta-feira, quinta-feira, sexta-feira, sábado, domingo).
Papiamentu, a Portuguese/Spanish Creole language, takes six days from Spanish (día + lunes, martes, jueves, sábado, domingo) and one from Dutch (rantsoen) [source].