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Equatoguinean Spanish
| Equatoguinean Spanish | |
|---|---|
| Español ecuatoguineano | |
| Pronunciation | [espaˈɲol ekwatoɣineˈano] |
Native speakers | Unknown. 1.1 million total speakers. (2010)[1] |
Early forms | |
| Latin (Spanish alphabet) | |
| Official status | |
Official language in |  Equatorial Guinea |
| Regulated by | Academia Ecuatoguineana de la Lengua Española |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | – |
| Glottolog | span1270 |
| IETF | es-GQ |
Equatoguinean Spanish (Spanish: Español ecuatoguineano) is the variety of Spanish spoken in Equatorial Guinea. This is the only Spanish variety that holds national official status in Sub-Saharan Africa. It is regulated by the Equatoguinean Academy of the Spanish Language and is spoken by about 90% of the population, estimated at 1,170,308 for the year 2010[1] (though population figures for this country are highly dubious), all of them second-language speakers.[2]
- ^ a b "World Gazetteer". Archived from the original on 9 February 2013. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
- ^ Penny, Ralph (2002) [1991]. A History Of The Spanish Language (2 ed.). p. 33.
Spanish is spoken by part of the population of Equatorial Guinea. Spanish is the language of education and the press and is the only common language in an otherwise linguistically diverse country. However, those who speak Spanish use it as a second language, often acquired in adulthood and therefore not always in a fully native manner.
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