Besides the main characteristics of Sotavento Creoles the Fogo Creole has also the following ones:
The progressive aspect of the present is formed by putting stâ before the verbs: stâ + V.
The sound that originates from Portuguese /ɐ̃w/ (written ão) is represented by /ɐ̃/ instead of /õ/. Ex. coraçã/koɾɐˈsɐ̃/ instead of coraçõ/koɾɐˈsõ/ “heart”, mã/mɐ̃/ instead of mõ/mõ/ “hand”, razã/ʀɐˈzɐ̃/ instead of razõ/ʀɐˈzõ/ “reason”.
The sound /l/ switches to /ɾ/ when it is at the end of syllables. Ex. ártu/ˈaɾtu/ instead of áltu/ˈaltu/ “tall”, curpâ/kuɾˈpɐ/ instead of culpâ/kulˈpɐ/ “to blame”, burcã/buɾˈkɐ̃/ instead of vulcõ/vulˈkõ/ “volcano”.
The sound /ɾ/ disappears when it is at the end of words. Ex.: lugá’/luˈɡa/ instead of lugár/luˈɡaɾ/ “place”, midjô’/miˈdʒo/ instead of midjôr/miˈdʒoɾ/ “better”, mudjê’/muˈdʒe/ instead of mudjêr/muˈdʒeɾ/ “woman”.
The diphthongs (oral or nasal) are in general pronounced as vowels. Ex.: mã’/mɒ̃/ instead of mãi/mɐ̃j/ “mother”, nã’/nɐ̃/ instead of nãu/nɐ̃w/ “no”, pá’/pɒ/ instead of pái/paj/ “father”, rê’/re/ instead of rêi/rej/ “king”, tchapê’/tʃɐˈpe/ instead of tchapêu/tʃɐˈpew/ “hat”.
The pre-tonic sound /a/ is velarized near labial or velar consonants. Ex.: badjâ “to dance” pronounced [bɒˈdʒɐ], cabêlu “hair” pronounced [kɒˈbelu], catchô’ “dog” pronounced [kɒˈtʃo].
