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Languages of São Tomé and Príncipe

Languages of São Tomé and Príncipe

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The official and national language of São Tomé and Príncipe is Portuguese. It is spoken by virtually all of the population. Locally developed restructured varieties of Portuguese or Portuguese creoles are also spoken: Forro, Angolar and Principense.[2] Cape Verdean Creole is spoken by 8.5% and it is also a Portuguese creole. French (6.8%) and English (4.9%) are foreign languages taught in schools.

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Languages of São Tomé and Príncipe (2012)[1]
Languages percent
Portuguese
 
 98.4%
Forro
 
 36.2%
Cabo Verdian
 
 8.5%
French
 
 6.8%
Angolar
 
 6.6%
English
 
 4.9%
Other
 
 2.4%
Principense
 
 1%

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References

  1. [1]
    "Africa :: SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE". CIA The World Factbook. 6 December 2023.
  2. [2]
    Lewis, M. Paul, ed. (2009). "Languages of São Tomé e Príncipe". Ethnologue: Languages of the World (sixteenth edition). SIL International. Retrieved 2010-01-08.


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