Sertanejo is a dialect of Portuguese spoken in parts of the Brazilian states of Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Goiás, Minas Gerais and Tocantins. The Sertanejo dialect is closely related to the Caipira dialect spoken to its south, from which it split in the early to mid 20th century.
Subdialects Subdialects of Sertanejo include:
Baixada Cuiabana Campo Grande Goiás Pantanal Alto Pantanal
Characteristics Differently from some other Brazilian Portuguese dialects, the /s/ and /z/ sounds are never palatalized in Sertanejo, as opposed to the /d/ and /t/ sounds when followed by /i/, which are always palatalized into /d͡ʒ/ or /t͡ʃ/. Sertanejo speakers tend to morph the /ɾ/ sound into /ɹ/, which also occurs in the Caipira dialect.
Vocabulary +WordStandard Portuguese equivalentMeaningVôteInterjectionGuriaMeninaGirlGuriMeninoBoyGurizadaGaleraGuysQuebra-molaLombadaSpeed bump CanhaémInterjectionDigoresteÓtimoGreatMoageFrescuraFussyCustosoBurroDumbDar rataPassar VergonhaTo embarrass oneselfBalãoRotatóriaRoundaboutPregoPessoa incovenienteInconvenient personPelejarInsistirInsistCoróLagartaCaterpillarMocozarRoubarRobGrilarIrritarTo piss offRidicarAgir de maneira egoístaTo act egotistically SkinnySalgadinhoSnackUaiInterjectionTremCoisaThingTrelaRirLaugh
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