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Annobonese language

NameFá d’Ambô
StatesEquatorial Guinea (mainly on Annobón island; some speakers on Bioko island)
Speakers2,500
FamilycolorCreole
Fam1Creole language
Fam2Portuguese Creole
Fam3Afro-Portuguese Creole
Fam4Gulf of Guinea Creole
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The Annobonese language, known to its speakers as 'Fá d'Ambô' or 'Fa d'Ambu', is spoken by 2,500 in the Annobon and Bioko Islands off the coast of Equatorial Guinea, mostly by people of mixed African, Spanish, and Portuguese descent.

Annobonese is a Portuguese Creole. It is called 'Falar de Ano Bom' or 'annobonense' in Portuguese, and 'annobonés' in Spanish.


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