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While Christianity is the dominant ideology of Cape Verdeans in Cape Verde and the diaspora, there has been an interest in the Jewish ancestry of Cape Verdeans amongst Cape Verdean Americans. The Cape Verdean Jewish Heritage movement is mainly led by the diaspora and its interest is predominantly in preserving history, not practicing doctrine.
American people of Cape Verdean descent (3 C, 51 P) C. Cape Verdean American history (1 C, 10 P) Pages in category "Cape Verdean diaspora in the United States"
Survival in a country with few natural resources has historically induced Cape Verdeans to emigrate. In fact, of the more than 1 million people of Cape Verdean ancestry in the world, only a little more than one-third actually live on the islands. Some 500,000 people of Cape Verdean ancestry live in the United States, mainly in New England.
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Cape Verde's official language is Portuguese. It is the language of instruction and government. [citation needed] Cape Verdean Creole is used colloquially, and is the mother tongue of virtually all Cape Verdeans. Cape Verdean Creole or Kriolu is a Portuguese-based creole, on a dialect continuum, that came from Guinea-Bissau Creole.
Related ethnic groups Cape Verdean , African American , Afro-Caribbean , Afro-Asians The Africans in Hawaii , also known as PÅpolo in Hawaiian , constitute 4% of the islands' population, including those partially Black, and 2.3% of Hawaiians are of African American , Afro-Caribbean , or African immigrant descent alone.
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The Cabo Verdean diaspora refers to both historical and present emigration from Cape Verde. Today, more Cabo Verdeans live abroad than in Cape Verde itself. The country with the largest number of Cape Verdeans living abroad is the United States .