Equatorial Guinea

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French

[fra] 1 (National). Statutory national working language (1998, Constitution, Article 4(1) as amended). Increasing due to immigration. About 100,000 L2 users.

Spanish

[spa] 1 (National). Statutory national language (2011, Constitution, Article 4). Few L1 users.

3 (Wider communication)

Equatorial Guinean Pidgin

[fpe] 3 (Wider communication). 6,000 (2011 S. Smith), increasing. Very few monolinguals. Ethnic population: 6,000.

Fang

[fan] 3 (Wider communication). 534,000 in Equatorial Guinea (2011 S. Smith), increasing. Population total all countries: 1,264,900.

5 (Developing)

Bube

[bvb] 5 (Developing). 51,000 (2011 S. Smith), decreasing. Few monolinguals.

6a (Vigorous)

Fa d’Ambu

[fab] 6a (Vigorous). 5,000 in Equatorial Guinea (2010 SIL). No monolinguals. Population total all countries: 5,600. Ethnic population: Almost all.

Kombe

[nui] 6a (Vigorous). 9,200 (2011 SIL). Few monolinguals. Ethnic population: 9,200.

Kwasio

[nmg] 6a (Vigorous). 13,000 in Equatorial Guinea (2011 SIL). Ethnic population: 11,000 Bisio.

Seki

[syi] 6a (Vigorous). 11,000 in Equatorial Guinea (Johnstone and Mandryk 2001).

6b (Threatened)

Batanga

[bnm] 6b (Threatened). 9,000 in Equatorial Guinea (Johnstone and Mandryk 2001), decreasing. Very few monolinguals. Population total all countries: 15,000.

Benga

[bng] 6b (Threatened). 3,900 in Equatorial Guinea (2011 S. Smith), decreasing. No monolinguals. 400 on Corisco Island. Population total all countries: 5,000.

Gyele

[gyi] 6b (Threatened). 29 in Equatorial Guinea (1998 census). Possibly hundreds more in isolated camps.

Yasa

[yko] 6b (Threatened). 910 in Equatorial Guinea (2011 S. Smith), decreasing.

7 (Shifting)

Molengue

[bxc] 7 (Shifting). 1,000 (2011 SIL), decreasing. Few monolinguals. Ethnic population: 1,000.

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