Equatorial Guinea Languages

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Equatorial Guinea

Languages

Description

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.

The Languages are:

• Equatoguinean Spanish
• French
• Portuguese
• Indigenous languages include Fang, Bube, Benga, Ndowe, Balengue, Bujeba, Bissio, Gumu, Igbo, Pichinglis, Fa d'Ambô and the nearly extinct Baseke.

Word List(s)

For word lists and help researching in Equatorial Guinea records, see:

• Spanish Genealogical Word List
• Portuguese Genealogical Word List
• French Genealogical Word List

Alphabet and Pronunciation

• Spanish Alphabet and Pronunciation - Omniglot --- includes Equatoguinean Spanish
• French Alphabet and Pronunciation - Omniglot
• Portuguese Alphabet and Pronunciation - Omniglot

References

• Wikipedia Equatorial Guinea
• World Reference