Pichinglis

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Pichinglis is an English-based creole language spoken primarily on Bioko Island in Equatorial Guinea, particularly among the Fernandino community.

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Pichinglis canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf English-based creole
creole language
alternateName Fernando Po Creole English
linked to: Fernando Po Krio

Pichi
associatedWithCity Malabo (formerly Santa Isabel)
linked to: Malabo
basedOn English language
continent Africa
country Equatorial Guinea
countryOfficialLanguageContext Equatorial Guinea uses Spanish as official language
developedFrom West African Pidgin English
developedInContextOf Atlantic trade and colonization
ethnicAssociation Fernandinos
hasPhonologicalInfluenceFrom Spanish
hasSociolinguisticContext urban multilingual setting
hasSubstrateInfluenceFrom Portuguese
linked to: Portuguese language

Spanish
local African languages
hasType Atlantic English-lexifier creole
historicalCenter Malabo
historicalOrigin 19th century
isNot official language of Equatorial Guinea
languageFamily English-based creole languages
lexifierLanguage English
primaryIsland Bioko
linked to: Bioko Island
region Gulf of Guinea
relatedTo Cameroonian Pidgin English
Nigerian Pidgin
spokenBy Fernandino community
spokenIn Bioko Island
Equatorial Guinea
status minority language
usedFor interethnic communication on Bioko
writingSystem Latin script
linked to: Latin alphabet

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