Equatoguinean Spanish
| Equatoguinean Spanish | |
|---|---|
| Español ecuatoguineano | |
| Pronunciation | [espaˈɲol ekwatoɣineˈano] |
Native speakers | Unknown. 1.1 million total speakers. (2010) |
Early forms | |
| Latin (Spanish alphabet) | |
| Official status | |
Official language in | Equatorial Guinea |
| Regulated by | Academia Ecuatoguineana de la Lengua Española |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | – |
| Glottolog | span1270 |
| IETF | es-GQ |
Equatoguinean Spanish (Spanish: Español ecuatoguineano) is the variety of Spanish spoken in Equatorial Guinea. This is the only Spanish variety that holds national official status in Sub-Saharan Africa. It is regulated by the Equatoguinean Academy of the Spanish Language and is spoken by about 90% of the population, estimated at 1,170,308 for the year 2010 (though population figures for this country are highly dubious), all of them second-language speakers.