The Spanish Language of Equatorial Guinea
@article{Lipski2004TheSL, title={The Spanish Language of Equatorial Guinea}, author={John M. Lipski}, journal={Arizona Journal of Hispanic Cultural Studies}, year={2004}, volume={8}, pages={115 - 130} }
The Spanish of Equatorial Guinea is one of the best kept secrets among world languages, and when men tioned, immediately evokes curiosity and wonder. Many people have never even heard of Equatorial Guinea, and few know that Spanish is the official language of a sub Saharan African nation. Even fewer have ever heard Equa torial Guinean Spanish or have any information about its characteristics. Given that Spanish is in contact with sev eral African languages of the Bantu family, some might sup…
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