In this paper, I discuss some aspects of ideophones in Sãotomense, a Portuguese-based Creole spoken in the Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe. Bartens’ typology on ideophones is adequate to describe the ideophones of this language; however some adjustments to it are necessary. In order to do so, I present some data and also discuss how ideophones have been abandoned in favour of Portuguese-like structures.