Sãotomense
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A language of São Tomé e Príncipe
ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
Forro, Santomense, Santomé, São Tomense, “O dialecto” (pej.)
Population
72,400 (2016 World Factbook). Total users in all countries: 83,000.
Location
Sao Tome province: São Tomé island generally north of Santa Cruz.
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Language Status
6b (Threatened). De facto language of provincial identity in São Tomé Island except south tip.
Classification
Dialects
Typology
Tonal.
Language Use
Language Development
Literacy rate in L2: 50% in Portuguese [por].
Language Resources
Writing
Unwritten [Qaax].
Tonal, although 90% of lexicon of Portuguese [por] origin.