Forro Creole

Forro Creole
Sãotomense
forro, santomense
Native toSão Tomé and Príncipe
Native speakers
(70,000 cited 1999)
Portuguese Creole
  • Lower Guinea
    • Forro Creole
Language codes
ISO 639-3cri
Glottologsaot1239
Linguasphere51-AAC-aca
Location of São Tomé and Príncipe

Forro Creole (forro) or Sãotomense (santomense) is a Portuguese-based creole language spoken in São Tomé and Príncipe.

It should not be confused with São Tomean Portuguese, the non-creolised form of Portuguese spoken in São Tomé and Príncipe by the majority of São Toméans.