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| brian91 Senior Member Ireland Joined 5444 days ago 335 posts - 437 votes  Speaks: English* Studies: French | Message 1 of 3 23 September 2011 at 4:56pm | IP Logged | ||
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Hi, I'm studying Spanish in university, and am also fascinated by Africa. As far as I know, Spanish is predominantly spoken, in Africa, in a few Spanish territories such as the Canary Islands and Ceuta.
But, can somebody tell me to what extent the language is spoken in Euatorial Guinea? I know it is an official language in the former Spanish colony, but to what extent is it really spoken there? Do families speak it at home, or is it a kind of lingua france in business etc? Are any daily newspapers published in Spanish, or radio stations that broadcast in Spanish? Thanks, Brian 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| iguanamon Pentaglot Senior Member Virgin Islands Speaks: Ladino Joined 5262 days ago 2241 posts - 6731 votes Speaks: English*, Spanish, Portuguese, Haitian Creole, Creole (French) | Message 2 of 3 23 September 2011 at 5:21pm | IP Logged | ||
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I have never been to Guinea Ecuatorial but, I too, am fascinated by this tiny Spanish speaking African country. When I was last in Spain a few years ago, I met a couple of ecuato-guineano immigrants in Madrid and chatted a while with them about their country. Of course, the politics of the country leave a lot to be desired. I read a non-fiction book several years ago that you may find interesting: Tropical Gangsters by Robert Klitgaard. This book is from 1990 and dated, but unfortunately not a lot has seemed to change there in the past 20 years.
Also I like the writing of the ecuato-guineano writer:Juan Tomás Ávila Laurel who writes prose and poetry in Spanish about Equatorial Guinea from exile in Spain. You'll learn a lot about the country from his perspective. If your Spanish is at a high enough level, you can read his essays, stories and poetry on-line at the link I provided for his website. One of my favorite singers in Spanish is Concha Buika who is ecuato-guineana living in Spain. Have a listen to anything off of her cd "El Último Trago". In a language related note- Juan Tomás Ávila rails against the adoption of French as a national language just so the country can be a part of "la communauté francophone" and now they have applied for membership in the CPLP (Comunidade dos Países de Língua Portuguesa) because there is a small community of heritage Portuguese creole speakers. It is indeed an interesting country for such a small African nation. Edited by iguanamon on 23 September 2011 at 5:57pm 2 persons have voted this message useful | |||
| Renaçido Triglot Newbie Canada Joined 5084 days ago 34 posts - 60 votes Speaks: Spanish*, English, French Studies: German, Arabic (Written), Mandarin, Latin | Message 3 of 3 29 September 2011 at 7:18pm | IP Logged | ||
To answer to your questions, yes, Spanish is indeed widely spoken in Equatorial Guinea, including at home. It's broadcast in media, and you can find newspapers in it. Here's an essay on the Spanish of Equatorial Guinea by John Lipski you can read for free at Pennsylvania University's website: http://www.personal.psu.edu/jml34/eg.pdf Edited by Renaçido on 29 September 2011 at 7:20pm 2 persons have voted this message useful |
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