Maio Creole is the name given to the variant of Cape Verdean Creole spoken mainly in the Maio Island of Cape Verde. It belongs to the Sotavento Creoles branch. It numbers the entire island population which includes a small part which also speaks Portuguese, in 2005, the percentage was 1.36%.[1]
It is the eight and one of the least spoken Cape Verdean Creole and is after Brava and ahead of Boa Vista.