Forro Creole

Forro Creole or Sãotomense (Sãotomense: forro, santomense) is a Portuguese creole language spoken in São Tomé and Príncipe. It is also called by its native speakers as sãotomense creole or santomense creole.

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

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