Fernando Po Krio

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Atlantic English-lexifier creole English-based creole creole language

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.

Aliases (1)

Fernando Po Creole English ×2

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 →
closelyRelatedTo	Krio language → Sierra Leone Krio → West African English-lexifier creoles →
continent	Africa →
country	Equatorial Guinea →
developedAs	language of communication among diverse populations on Bioko →
hasAlternativeName	Fernando Po Creole English → 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 →
historicallySpokenOn	Bioko → Fernando Po →
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 →
primaryLexicalSource	English vocabulary →
region	Gulf of Guinea →
spokenIn	Bioko → Equatorial Guinea →
usedAs	lingua franca on Bioko →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Equatoguinean Pidgin English ("Fernando Po Creole English") → Fernando Po Krio ("Fernando Po Creole English") → Pichi language →	hasAlternativeName