Portuguese language in Africa the various Portuguese creoles that have developed there. These creole languages co-exist with Portuguese and, in the countries where they are spoken, form a continuum with the lexifying language. In Cape Verde, refers to a variety of Cape Verdean Creole which takes on various features of Portuguese and is a result of processes of decreolization in the archipelago. In São Tome e Principe, Santomense Portuguese is a variety of Portuguese strongly influenced by Forro in syntax and vocabulary. Since the lexicons of those languages are derived from Portuguese, even creole-speakers who do not speak Portuguese have a passive knowledge of
Etymology of Kapisa "Kafir" may have occurred spontaneously, since the exchange of "p" by "f" is common in Indo-European languages. It may also have been the result of confusion or intentional wordplay with the Arabic word, since the Kafirs were pagans until 1895. The derivation of Kafiristan is now fairly easy, since "-stan" in Iranian language means country, abode, or place. Kafiristan would literally mean the "land or abode of the Kafir (Kapir) peoples" i.e. people belonging to Kapiśa. Today, it is disputed if the term "Kafir" really defines a traditional ethnic group. Etymology of Kapisa The original form and meaning of the