Angolar
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A language of São Tomé e Príncipe
ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
Ngola
Population
12,500 (2015 World Factbook).
Location
Sao Tome Province, São Tomé island: south tip, São João dos Angolares area; some south of Caué area.
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Language Status
6a (Vigorous).
Classification
Dialects
None known. Substratum largely Kwa [kwb] and Western Bantu; quite distinct from creoles of Guinea-Bissau, Senegal, Gambia, and Cape Verde. The 33% of the Angolar lexicon not shared with Sãotomense [cri] is largely of Bantu origin, apparently Kimbundu [kmb] of Angola, with some from Koongo [kng] and Bini [bin]. Lexical similarity: 70% with São Tomense [cri], 67% with Principense [pre], 53% with Fa d’Ambu [fab].
Typology
Tonal.
Language Development
Literacy rate in L2: 50% in Portuguese [por]. Grammar.
Language Resources
Writing
Unwritten [Qaax].
Distinct ethnolinguistic group from the Forros, the emancipated. Most Angolares speak Sãotomense [cri], and tend to be absorbed into the Forros. Christian.