Fernando Po Krio

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Fernando Po Krio is an English-based creole language historically spoken on the island of Bioko (formerly Fernando Po) in Equatorial Guinea, closely related to other Atlantic English-lexifier creoles.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Fernando Po Creole English 4
Fernando Po Krio canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (36)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Atlantic English-lexifier creole
English-based creole
creole language
associatedWith Afro-descendant communities in Equatorial Guinea
Atlantic slave trade diaspora
linked to: African diaspora
closelyRelatedTo Krio language
Sierra Leone Krio
linked to: Krio language

West African English-lexifier creoles
continent Africa
country Equatorial Guinea
developedAs language of communication among diverse populations on Bioko
hasAlternativeName Fernando Po Creole English
linked to: Fernando Po Krio

Pichi
Pichinglis
hasEndangermentStatus potentially endangered language
hasGrammaticalInfluenceFrom West African languages
hasPhonologicalInfluenceFrom West African languages
hasSociolinguisticStatus minority language in Equatorial Guinea
hasSubstrateInfluenceFrom African languages
hasWritingSystem Latin script
linked to: Latin alphabet
historicallySpokenOn Bioko
linked to: Bioko Island

Fernando Po
linked to: Bioko Island
historicalPeriod 19th century
20th century
isPartOf Atlantic creole languages
languageFamily English-based creole languages
languageType contact language
pidgin-creole continuum language
lexifierLanguage English
linguisticClassification Atlantic English-lexifier creole
namedAfter Fernando Po
linked to: Bioko Island
primaryLexicalSource English vocabulary
region Gulf of Guinea
spokenIn Bioko
linked to: Bioko Island

Equatorial Guinea
usedAs lingua franca on Bioko

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Pichi language hasAlternativeName Fernando Po Krio
Fernando Po Krio hasAlternativeName Fernando Po Creole English
linked to: Fernando Po Krio
Equatoguinean Pidgin English hasAlternativeName Fernando Po Creole English
linked to: Fernando Po Krio
Pichi hasAlternativeName Fernando Po Creole English
linked to: Fernando Po Krio
Pichinglis alternateName Fernando Po Creole English
linked to: Fernando Po Krio