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'Fernandinos' are a relatively new creole ethnic group of Equatorial Guinea. They are descended from freed slaves from Sierra Leone and Liberia who came to the island in 1827. They maintain their own language, 'Fernando Poo Creole English', which reflects their main location of ''Fernando Poo'', more recently known as Bioko.
The language is derived from the Krio language of Sierra Leone. The Fernandinos are exclusively concentrated around Malabo. Although they comprise a distinct ethnic group in Equatorial Guinea, their pidgin dialect is spoken in only six communities (Musola, Las Palmas, Sampaca, Basupu, Fiston and Balveri de Cristo Rey). 1998 estimates for fluent Equatoguinean speakers were 5,000; for 1,000 of which it is their only language. Up to 70,000 EquatoGuineans may use it as a trade language.
The majority of Fernandinos are Christian.

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★ Sierra Leone Krio people

★ Krio language

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★ http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=fpe