Africa

Le Cap-Vert

Cape Verde

masculine

Going there, being there

au Cap-Vert

Coming from

du Cap-Vert

Why

Le Cap-Vert is masculine and starts with a consonant: à + le contracts into au, which gives au Cap-Vert.

The people

un Cap-Verdien, une Cap-Verdienne

Official language

portugais

Capital

Praia

Example

La morna se chante au Cap-Vert.

The morna is sung in Cape Verde.

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