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| *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equatorial_Guinea Wikipedia] Equatorial Guinea | | ==Description== |
| *[http://www.wordreference.com/es/translation.asp?tranword=Equatorial%20Guinea World Reference] Equatorial Guinea translation | | Equatorial Guinea, officially the Republic of Equatorial Guinea, is a country on the west coast of Central Africa, with an area of 28,000 square kilometres (11,000 sq mi). Formerly the colony of Spanish Guinea, its post-independence name evokes its location near both the Equator and the Gulf of Guinea. As of 2015, the country had a population of 1,225,367. <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Equatorial Guinea," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equatorial_Guinea, accessed 8 Apr 2021.</ref> |
| [[Category:Africa]] | | |
| | The Languages are: |
| | *'''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equatoguinean_Spanish Equatoguinean Spanish]''' |
| | *'''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_language French]''' |
| | *'''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portuguese_language Portuguese]''' |
| | *'''Indigenous languages''' include [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fang_language Fang], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bube_language Bube], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benga_language Benga], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kombe_language Ndowe], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lengue_language Balengue], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kwasio_language Bujeba], Bissio, Gumu, Igbo, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pichinglis Pichinglis], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annobonese_Creole Fa d'Ambô] and the nearly extinct [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seki_language Baseke]. |
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| | ==Word List(s)== |
| | * [[Spanish Genealogical Word List]] |
| | * [[Portuguese Genealogical Word List]] |
| | * [[French Genealogical Word List]] |
| | * [https://omniglot.com/language/phrases/spanish.php Useful Spanish Phrases - Omniglot] |
| | * [https://omniglot.com/language/phrases/french.php Useful French Phrases - Omniglot] |
| | * [https://omniglot.com/language/phrases/portuguese.php Useful Portuguese Phrases - Omniglot] |
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| | ==Alphabet and Pronunciation== |
| | * [https://omniglot.com/writing/spanish.htm Spanish Alphabet and Pronunciation - Omniglot] --- ''includes Equatoguinean Spanish'' |
| | * [https://www.omniglot.com/writing/french.htm French Alphabet and Pronunciation - Omniglot] |
| | * [https://omniglot.com/writing/portuguese.htm Portuguese Alphabet and Pronunciation - Omniglot] |
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| | ==Language Aids and Dictionaries== |
| | '''Language Aids''' |
| | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_grammar Spanish grammar - Wikipedia] |
| | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_grammar French grammar - Wikipedia] |
| | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portuguese_grammar Portuguese grammar - Wikipedia] |
| | * [https://script.byu.edu/spanish-handwriting/introduction Spanish Handwriting - BYU Script Tutorial] |
| | * [https://script.byu.edu/french-handwriting/alphabet/handwriting-history French Handwriting - BYU Script Tutorial] |
| | * [https://script.byu.edu/portuguese-handwriting/alphabet/handwriting-history Portuguese Handwriting - BYU Script Tutorial] |
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| | '''Dictionaries''' |
| | * Jarman, BeatrizGalimberti and Nicholas Rollin. ''The Oxford Spanish dictionary.'' Oxford: Oxford Univ., 2008. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/845287400 WorldCat]. |
| | * Girard, Denis. ''Cassell's French-English, English-French dictionary.'' Wiley, New York: Macmillan, 2002. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/798320280 WorldCat]. |
| | * García, Teresa Alvarez and Sinda López Fuentes. ''Portuguese dictionary.'' Bishopbriggs, Glasgow: Collins, 2018. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/1065009295 WorldCat]. |
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| | '''Online Dictionaries''' |
| | * [https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english-spanish English-Spanish Dictionary - Collins] |
| | * [https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english-french English-French Dictionary - Collins] |
| | * [https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english-portuguese English-Portuguese Dictionary - Collins] |
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| | ==Additional Resources== |
| | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equatorial_Guinea Equatorial Guinea - Wikipedia] |
| | * [https://www.britannica.com/place/Equatorial-Guinea Equatorial Guinea - Britannica] |
| | * [https://www.jstor.org/stable/20641705?seq=1 The Spanish Language of Equatorial Guinea - Jstor] |
| | * [https://face2faceafrica.com/article/how-equatorial-guinea-became-the-only-spanish-speaking-country-in-africa1 How Equatorial Guinea became the only Spanish speaking country in Africa] |
| | * Fegley, Randall. ''Equatorial Guinea.'' Oxford: Clio Press, 1991. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/782107409 WorldCat]. |
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| | == References == |
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| | [[Category:Equatorial Guinea]] [[Category:Language and Handwriting]] |