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| paparaciii Diglot Senior Member Latvia Joined 6334 days ago 204 posts - 223 votes  Speaks: Latvian*, Russian Studies: English | Message 9 of 11 13 August 2009 at 11:44am | IP Logged | |||||
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Being able to speak the language doesn't mean they are native speakers.
For example all those "English speaking" African countries and India... Well, their "English" basically sucks, lol. So the question is - what is the percantage of Guineans who rather speak pure Spanish in everday communication than some sort of pidgin or native African language? 1 person has voted this message useful | ||||||
| guilon Pentaglot Senior Member Spain Joined 6190 days ago 226 posts - 229 votes Speaks: Spanish*, PortugueseC2, FrenchC2, Italian, English | Message 10 of 11 13 August 2009 at 2:14pm | IP Logged | |||||
Your original question was:
We told you it is completely and 100% understandable and rather closer to European Spanish than to any other Spanish. I don't get what kind of point you are trying to make now. Just two more cents: -Spanish is not an alien in Equatorial Guinea, it is the language used by the Government, schools, Academia, the Media, literary creators, and it is closely tied to concepts of nationhood and self-identity (as opposed to the several other languages spoken throughout the country). -It has even triumphed against the former dictator who tryed to banish the language for ten years. And for the time being there is no such thing as a pidgin Spanish in Equatorial Guinea. 2 persons have voted this message useful | ||||||
| Felipe Triglot Senior Member United States Joined 6028 days ago 451 posts - 501 votes Speaks: English*, Spanish, Portuguese Studies: Italian, Dutch, Catalan | Message 11 of 11 13 August 2009 at 4:52pm | IP Logged | |||||
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Watch this documentary about Equatorial Guinea. This is part 3 of 4, there is a section where some ecuatoguineanos speak.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWqPn1Wjjg0&feature=related Jump up to about 5:17. 1 person has voted this message useful |
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