Pichinglis

Pichinglis
Fernando Po Creole English
Pichi
Native toBioko, Equatorial Guinea
Native speakers
6,000 (2011)[1]
L2 speakers: 70,000 (2011)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3fpe
Glottologfern1234
Pichi-speaking communities in Bioko
(in bold)
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Pichinglis, commonly referred to by its speakers as Pichi and formally known as Fernando Po Creole English (Fernandino), is an Atlantic English-lexicon creole language spoken on the island of Bioko, Equatorial Guinea. It is an offshoot of the Krio language of Sierra Leone, and was brought to Bioko by Krios who immigrated to the island during the colonial era in the 19th century.

Pichi is the most widely spoken language of the capital Malabo, next to Spanish, and it serves as a primary language to probably the majority of the capital's inhabitants. Pichi is also used as a primary language in a number of villages and towns along the Coast of Bioko – amongst them Sampaca, Fiston, Basupú, Barrio las Palmas and Luba,[2] and is spoken as a lingua franca throughout Bioko. It is also spoken by a sizable community of people originating from Bioko in Bata, the largest town on the continental part of the country.

  1. ^ a b Pichinglis at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ Morgades 2004.