Besides the main characteristics of Barlavento Creoles the Sal Creole has also the following ones:
The progressive aspect of the present is formed by putting tâ tâ before the verbs: tâ + tâ + V.
In the verbs that end by ~a, that sound /ɐ/ is represented by /ɔ/ when the verb is conjugated with the first person of the singular pronoun. Ex.: panhó-m’/pɐˈɲɔm/ instead of panhâ-m’/pɐˈɲɐm/ “to catch me”, levó-m’/leˈvɔm/ instead of levâ-m’/leˈvɐm/ “to take me”, coçó-m’ /koˈsɔm/ instead of coçâ-m’/koˈsɐm/ “to scratch me”.
The sound /dʒ/ (that originates from old Portuguese, written j in the beginning of words) is partially represented by /ʒ/. Ex. jantâ/ʒɐ̃ˈtɐ/ instead of djantâ/dʒɐ̃ˈtɐ/ “to dine”, jôg’/ʒoɡ/ instead of djôgu/ˈdʒoɡu/ “game”, but in words like djâ/dʒɐ/ “already”, Djõ/dʒõ/ “John” the sound /dʒ/ remains.
