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Malabo (/ m ə ˈ l ɑː b oʊ / mə-LAH-boh, Spanish: ⓘ; formerly Santa Isabel [ˈsantajsaˈβel] ⓘ) is the capital of Equatorial Guinea and the province of Bioko Norte. It is located on the north coast of the island of Bioko (Bube: Etulá, and as Fernando Pó by the Europeans). In 2018, the city had a population of approximately 297,000 ...
The main influence on the Spanish spoken in Equatorial Guinea seems to be the varieties spoken by native Spanish colonists. [5] In a different paper, however, Lipski notes that the phonotactics of African languages might have reinforced, in Caribbean Spanish, the consonant reduction that was already taking place in Spanish from Southern Spain. [6]
Since Equatorial Guinea is a former Spanish colony, Spanish is the main official language. French and (as of 2010 [update] ) Portuguese have also been made official, [ 17 ] Mainland Africa where Spanish is an official language (Spanish is also spoken in the African parts of Spain: the Canary Islands , Ceuta and Melilla ). [ 18 ]
[16] [10] In Malabo, the acquisition of Spanish begins in early childhood, even for many working-class Equatoguineans with little or no school education. Equally, the burgeoning oil economy of Equatorial Guinea has led to increased urbanisation, extending multi-ethnic social networks and the spread of Pichi as a native language. In such a socio ...
Malabo, on the north coast of the island, is the capital city of Equatorial Guinea. Bioko's population was 335,048 at the 2015 census [ 4 ] and it covers an area of 2,017 km 2 (779 sq mi). The island is part of the Cameroon line of volcanoes and is located off the Cameroon coast, in the Bight of Biafra portion of the Gulf of Guinea .
Colegio Español Don Bosco is a private Spanish international school in Barrio Elá-Nguema, Malabo, Equatorial Guinea. It serves levels Educación Infantil through Bachillerato (senior high school/sixth form college). [1]
Ñ-shaped animation showing flags of some countries and territories where Spanish is spoken. Spanish is the official language (either by law or de facto) in 20 sovereign states (including Equatorial Guinea, where it is official but not a native language), one dependent territory, and one partially recognized state, totaling around 442 million people.
It is spoken on the Annobón and Bioko Islands off the coast of Equatorial Guinea, [2] mostly by people of mixed African, Portuguese and Spanish descent. It is called annobonense or annobonés in Spanish. The attitude in Equatorial Guinea towards this language is positive. It is taught in special courses in the capital city of Malabo. [3]