Alternate Names: Guinea-Bissau Creole, Kiryol, Kriulo, Portuguese Creole
Dialects: Bafatá Creole, Bissau-Bolama Creole, Cacheu-Ziguinchor Creole. Lexical similarity: with Kabuverdianu ,.
Status Notes: De facto language of national identity.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 206,000 in Guinea-Bissau (2006 World Factbook), increasing. Population total all countries: 483,400. L2 users: 600,000 in Guinea-Bissau.
Language Use: Home, work, church, government. All ages. Also use Portuguese [por]. Used as L2 by Balanta-Kentohe [ble], Bayot [bda], Bidyogo [bjg], Jola-Felupe [eja], Mankanya [knf], Soninke [snk].
Language Development: Taught in primary schools. Newspapers. Radio programs. Videos. Dictionary. Grammar. Bible: 1999.
Spoken In: Guinea-Bissau
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: Guinea-Bissau