Singer João Alfredo outraged by new way of writing the word "Cretcheu"

In a critical reaction, the artist questions the new spelling that has appeared on social networks and in some publications, where the word has been written as "Kretxeu", replacing the "C" with "K" and the "ch" with "x".

According to João Alfredo, the word has always been written "Cretcheu", and the new way of writing it makes no sense from a linguistic point of view. The singer questions the reason for the change and raises doubts about the logic of the new spelling.

"How is that possible? Cretcheu has always been spelled that way and now many people write Kretxeu. Why is that? Is the C no longer part of the alphabet group or does it not exist?" the singer asks, showing his concern about the direction in which Creole is being written.

The artist also says that if the word were written "Kretcheu" with a K instead of a C, there could still be some logic within certain Creole writing rules, but replacing "tch" with "x" no longer makes sense in his opinion.

This discussion comes at a time when the debate about the standardization of Cape Verdean Creole writing continues, especially with the use of ALUPEC (Alfabeto Unificado para a Escrita do Caboverdiano), which has its own rules that are different from traditional Portuguese-based writing.

The controversy shows that the issue of writing Creole continues to generate different opinions among artists, teachers, writers and the general population, especially between traditional writing, which is closer to Portuguese, and standardized writing according to ALUPEC.