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Pichinglis
Fernando Po Creole English
Pichi
Native to
Bioko, Equatorial Guinea
Native speakers
6,000 (2011)[1] L2 speakers: 70,000 (2011)[1]
Language family
English Creole
Atlantic
Krio
Pichinglis
Language codes
ISO 639-3
fpe
Glottolog
fern1234
Pichi-speaking communities in Bioko (in bold)
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Pichinglis, commonly referred to by its speakers as Pichi and formally known as Fernando Po Creole English (Fernandino), is an Atlantic English-lexicon creole language spoken on the island of Bioko, Equatorial Guinea. It is an offshoot of the Krio language of Sierra Leone, and was brought to Bioko by Krios who immigrated to the island during the colonial era in the 19th century.
Pichi is the most widely spoken language of the capital Malabo, next to Spanish, and it serves as a primary language to probably the majority of the capital's inhabitants. Pichi is also used as a primary language in a number of villages and towns along the Coast of Bioko – amongst them Sampaca, Fiston, Basupú, Barrio las Palmas and Luba (Morgades 2004), and is spoken as a lingua franca throughout Bioko. It is also spoken by a sizable community of people originating from Bioko in Bata, the largest town on the continental part of the country.
^ abPichinglis at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
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Equatoguinean Spanish, French, Bube and a form of pidgin English called Pichinglis. Pichinglis was brought to Fernando Pó by Efik settlers from Akwa Akpa State...
is the official language of the city and of the country as well, but Pichinglis is used as a language of wider communication across Bioko island, including...
reflect any lexical pitch differences. Nigeria portal Languages portal Krio Pichinglis Languages of Nigeria Nigerian Pidgin at Ethnologue (26th ed., 2023) Faraclas...
Pidgin English, Liberian Pidgin English, the Aku dialect of Krio, and Pichinglis. West African Pidgin English arose during the period of the transatlantic...
Pop. density 165.8/km2 (429.4/sq mi) Languages Equatoguinean Spanish, Pichinglis, Bube Ethnic groups Bubi (58%), Fang (16%), Fernandino (12%), Igbo (7%)...
include Fang, Bube, Benga, Ndowe, Balengue, Bujeba, Bissio, Gumu, Igbo, Pichinglis, Fa d'Ambô and the nearly extinct Baseke. Most African ethnic groups speak...
which descend Nigerian Pidgin English and Cameroonian Pidgin English and Pichinglis. It is also similar to English-based creole languages spoken in the Americas...
related to Equatoguinean Spanish. Equatoguinean literature in Spanish Pichinglis (Fernando Po Creole English) Saharan Spanish "World Gazetteer". Archived...
Capital Santa Isabel Common languages Spanish (official) Annobonese Creole Pichinglis Fang Religion Roman Catholicism Government Spanish Colonial Government...
Montero and reactivated in claims in the present day. Asturleonese language Pichinglis Fernando Poo Río Muni History of Equatorial Guinea Annobonese language...
pidgins such as Cameroonian Pidgin English, Nigerian Pidgin English, and Pichinglis. As a result of their history, the Gambian Creole people, or Aku people...
Gibraltar Palenquero of Colombia Papiamento of Aruba, Curaçao and Bonaire Pichinglis of Bioko, Equatorial Guinea Portuñol of the Brazilian border Spanglish...
(Krio), Liberia (Liberian Kreyol) and Bioko island of Equatorial Guinea (Pichinglis).[citation needed] Wolof is a widely spoken lingua franca of Senegal and...
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