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Languages of São Tomé and Príncipe

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Languages of São Tomé and Príncipe
Sign in Portuguese in São Tomé. The text reads "free condoms here".
OfficialPortuguese
VernacularSão Tomean Portuguese, Forro Creole, Principense Creole, Angolar Creole
ImmigrantCape Verdean Creole
ForeignEnglish, French
SignedSão Tomé and Príncipe Sign Language
Keyboard layout
Portuguese QWERTY
Languages of São Tomé and Príncipe (2012)[1]
Languages percent
Portuguese
 
 98.4%
Forro
 
 36.2%
Cabo Verdean
 
 8.5%
French
 
 6.8%
Angolar
 
 6.6%
English
 
 4.9%
Other
 
 2.4%
Principense
 
 1%

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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References

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  1. ^ "Africa :: SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE". CIA The World Factbook. 6 December 2023.
  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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