(documentation PrincipenseLanguage EnglishLanguage "The PrincipenseLanguage is a PortugueseBasedCreoleLanguage of SaoTomeEPrincipe. SIL code: PRE. ISO 639-2: cpp. Population: Few speakers out of 1,558 Principenses on Principe (1999 S. Graham). Region: On Principe Island. Alternate names: LUN'GWIYE, 'MONCO'. Comments: The substratum was largely Kwa and Western Bantu languages; quite distinct from the creoles of Guinea-Bissau, Senegal, Gambia, and Cape Verde. Principense shares 77% lexical similarity with Sao Tomense, 67% with Angolar, 62% with Annobonese. Most speak Portuguese, and some learn Saotomense. Speakers are elderly. National language. Nearly extinct.(extract from http:/ / www.ethnologue.com/ )") |
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