19 Guinea-Bissau
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Nicolas Quint
Abstract
Guinea-Bissau is a highly multilingual country. Alongside over twenty African local languages, two main Romance varieties are in use: Portuguese, the official language, and Guinea-Bissau Creole, the main spoken vehicular variety. This chapter first gives an overview of the present-day linguistic situation in Guinea-Bissau before dealing in detail with the respective status and linguistic characteristics of Portuguese and Guinea- Bissau Creole in this West African country.
Abstract
Guinea-Bissau is a highly multilingual country. Alongside over twenty African local languages, two main Romance varieties are in use: Portuguese, the official language, and Guinea-Bissau Creole, the main spoken vehicular variety. This chapter first gives an overview of the present-day linguistic situation in Guinea-Bissau before dealing in detail with the respective status and linguistic characteristics of Portuguese and Guinea- Bissau Creole in this West African country.
Kapitel in diesem Buch
- Frontmatter I
- Manuals of Romance Linguistics V
- Table of Contents VII
- 1 Introduction 1
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Northern Africa
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French
- 2 Algeria 23
- 3 Morocco 43
- 4 Tunisia 71
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Italian
- 5 Libya 85
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Portuguese
- 6 Portugal: Madeira 95
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Spanish
- 7 Spain: Canary Islands 115
- 8 Spain: Ceuta and Melilla 147
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Western Africa
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French
- 9 Benin 169
- 10 Burkina Faso 193
- 11 Côte d’Ivoire 221
- 12 Guinea 241
- 13 Mali 265
- 14 Mauritania 289
- 15 Niger 319
- 16 Senegal 337
- 17 Togo 391
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Portuguese
- 18 Cabo Verde 413
- 19 Guinea-Bissau 447
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Middle Africa
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French
- 20 Cameroon 469
- 21 Central African Republic 483
- 22 Chad 497
- 23 Congo-Brazzaville 507
- 24 Congo-Kinshasa 537
- 25 Gabon 551
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Portuguese
- 26 Angola 579
- 27 São Tomé and Príncipe 609
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Spanish
- 28 Equatorial Guinea 625
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Eastern Africa
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French
- 29 Burundi and Rwanda 643
- 30 Djibouti 669
- 31 France: Réunion and Mayotte 691
- 32 Madagascar and Comoros 717
- 33 Mauritius and Seychelles 753
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Italian
- 34 Eritrea, Ethiopia, and Somalia 783
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Portuguese
- 35 Mozambique 809
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Overview
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Country Key Facts
- 36 Country Key Facts 827
- Language Index 841
- Linguistic Subject Index 849
- General Subject Index 855
- Person Index 867
Kapitel in diesem Buch
- Frontmatter I
- Manuals of Romance Linguistics V
- Table of Contents VII
- 1 Introduction 1
-
Northern Africa
-
French
- 2 Algeria 23
- 3 Morocco 43
- 4 Tunisia 71
-
Italian
- 5 Libya 85
-
Portuguese
- 6 Portugal: Madeira 95
-
Spanish
- 7 Spain: Canary Islands 115
- 8 Spain: Ceuta and Melilla 147
-
Western Africa
-
French
- 9 Benin 169
- 10 Burkina Faso 193
- 11 Côte d’Ivoire 221
- 12 Guinea 241
- 13 Mali 265
- 14 Mauritania 289
- 15 Niger 319
- 16 Senegal 337
- 17 Togo 391
-
Portuguese
- 18 Cabo Verde 413
- 19 Guinea-Bissau 447
-
Middle Africa
-
French
- 20 Cameroon 469
- 21 Central African Republic 483
- 22 Chad 497
- 23 Congo-Brazzaville 507
- 24 Congo-Kinshasa 537
- 25 Gabon 551
-
Portuguese
- 26 Angola 579
- 27 São Tomé and Príncipe 609
-
Spanish
- 28 Equatorial Guinea 625
-
Eastern Africa
-
French
- 29 Burundi and Rwanda 643
- 30 Djibouti 669
- 31 France: Réunion and Mayotte 691
- 32 Madagascar and Comoros 717
- 33 Mauritius and Seychelles 753
-
Italian
- 34 Eritrea, Ethiopia, and Somalia 783
-
Portuguese
- 35 Mozambique 809
-
Overview
-
Country Key Facts
- 36 Country Key Facts 827
- Language Index 841
- Linguistic Subject Index 849
- General Subject Index 855
- Person Index 867