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 Etymology of Kapisa The original form and meaning of the toponym Kapisa or Kapiśa – a country located during prehistory in part of modern Afghanistan – are unknown. The related name Kapiśi refers to a city (centered near modern Bagram), that is believed to have been Kapisa's capital. Kapiśa is also widely believed to be synonymous with Kamboja – a toponym found in ancient Indian literature and religious texts. Perhaps the earliest references to Kapiśa "per se" are by the 5th century BCE Indian scholar Pāṇini (writing in Sanskrit) who also refers to Kapiśi, and "kapiśayana", a wine made in