Months of the Year in 5 Creole Languages

Creole languages months comparison

Months of the Year in 5 Creole Languages

Compare the months of the year in English, Haitian Creole, Seychellois Creole, Mauritian Creole, Cape Verdean Creole and Papiamentu. Use the language pills, search filter, table/cards view and 2-column mode to explore how these Creole languages name the months.

? How to use this guide

Use the search box to find a month or form in any language. Then use the language chips or 2-column tool to focus on a specific pair, such as Haitian Creole and Mauritian Creole, or Cape Verdean Creole and Papiamentu.

MO What this page compares

This page compares month names in five Creole languages, with English as the reference column.

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MO Months of the year in 5 Creole languages

English Haitian Creole Seychellois Creole Mauritian Creole Cape Verdean Creole Papiamentu
January janvye zanvye zanvie janeru yanüari
February fevriye fevriye fevriye febreru febrüari
March mas mars mars marsu mart
April avril avril avril abril aprel
May me me me maiu mei
June jen zen zin junhu yüni
July jiyè zilyet zilye julhu yüli
August out out out agostu ougùstùs
September septanm septanm septam setenbru sèptèmber
October oktòb oktob oktob otubru oktober
November novanm novanm novam novenbru novèmber
December desanm desanm desam dizembru desèmber

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✧ Patterns to notice

French-based Creoles Haitian Creole, Seychellois Creole and Mauritian Creole take their month names from French, with spelling adapted to each Creole’s sound system.
Cape Verdean Creole Cape Verdean Creole, as a Portuguese-based Creole, draws its month names from Portuguese forms such as janeru, febreru, abril, maiu and agostu.
Papiamentu pattern Papiamentu uses Dutch-influenced forms such as yanüari, febrüari, sèptèmber, oktober, novèmber and desèmber.
Easy comparison pairs Haitian, Seychellois and Mauritian are useful to compare together, while Cape Verdean Creole and Papiamentu show a different set of influences.

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12 month rowsJanuary to December are compared side by side.
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5 Creole languagesHaitian, Seychellois, Mauritian, Cape Verdean and Papiamentu.
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? Creole languages months FAQ

What does this page compare?

It compares the months of the year in English, Haitian Creole, Seychellois Creole, Mauritian Creole, Cape Verdean Creole and Papiamentu.

Which Creole languages look closest in this table?

Haitian Creole, Seychellois Creole and Mauritian Creole often look especially close because their month names are based on French forms.

How is Cape Verdean Creole different?

Cape Verdean Creole is Portuguese-based, so its month names show Portuguese-derived forms such as janeru, febreru, junhu, julhu, setenbru and dizembru.

How should I use this comparison?

Start with the full table, then use the language chips or 2-column comparison tool to focus on pairs such as Haitian Creole-Mauritian Creole or Cape Verdean Creole-Papiamentu.