Alternate Names: Annobonense, Annobonés, Annobonese
Dialects: Different from Equatorial Guinean Pidgin , and Crioulo , of Guinea-Bissau and Kabuverdianu. Little variation between Annobonese in Annobón and Malabo. Lexical similarity: 63% with Sãotomense ,. 10% of the lexicon comes from Spanish ,.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 5,000 in Equatorial Guinea (2010 SIL). Population total all countries: 5,600. 0 monolinguals. L2 users: Few.
Language Use: Vigorous use in Annobón and Malabo. All domains except government and education where Spanish [spa] is used. All ages. Positive attitudes. Many on Bioko learn the local trade language, Equatorial Guinean Pidgin [fpe]. Noncreolized Portuguese [por] used as liturgical language by local Catholics. Almost all also use Spanish [spa]. Many on Bioko learn Spanish, but less so on Annobón. Women on Annobón seem uncomfortable in Spanish. Also use Fang [fan].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: Very low. Literacy rate in L2: 95% in Spanish. Grammar. Bible portions: 2009.
Typology: Possible vowel length; vowel harmony; tone sandhi.
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: Equatorial Guinea
Other Comments: Famed swimmers, fishermen, and whalers. Christian.