A report has found that Edo played a huge role in the formation of Portuguese creoles as there were contacts between the two cultures prior to colonisation.

The Portuguese had a trade relationship with the Benin and part of that was trading slaves to work as maids and labourers.

In the present day, the Edo language has been found to be a strong component in creole's adjectives and adverbs.

A report by Quartz Africa has shown that the Edo language contributed greatly to the Portuguese creole because of the relationship Benin had with Portugal during the pre-colonial days.

For instance, in 1472, a Portuguese explorer, Ruy de Sequeira, travelled to a place which is known as the Niger Delta in modern-day Nigeria. It was then under the control of the Benin kingdom.

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