Alternate Names: Ngola
Dialects: None known. Substratum largely Kwa , and Western Bantu; quite distinct from creoles of Guinea-Bissau, Senegal, Gambia, and Cape Verde. The 33% of the Angolar lexicon not shared with Sãotomense , is largely of Bantu origin, apparently Kimbundu , of Angola, with some from Koongo , and Bini ,. Lexical similarity: 70% with São Tomense ,, 67% with Principense ,, 53% with Fa d’Ambu ,.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 5,000 (1998 SIL).
Language Use: Home, community. Also use Portuguese [por], Sãotomense [cri].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: 50% Portuguese. Grammar.
Typology: Tonal.
Nation of Origin: São Tomé e Príncipe
Other Comments: Distinct ethnolinguistic group from the Forros, the emancipated. Most Angolares speak Sãotomense ,, and tend to be absorbed into the Forros. Christian.