Republic of Equatorial Guinea
Total Population
1.4 million
Deaf Population
10,000
Number of Sign Language Users
National Language
Spanish
Other Languages
The number of established languages listed in Ethnologue is 15. Some of these are:
- Bapuku
- Benga
- Bube
- Equatorial Guinea Pidgin
- Fa d’Ambu
- Fang
- French
- Kombe
- Kwasio
- Molengue
- Portuguese
- Seki
- Yasa
Name of Sign Language
Equatorial Guinea Sign Language (ESL)
Overview Of Deaf Community And Education
There appear to be no official data on the number of deaf people; the country did not take part in the WFD survey. There is no indication about any original sign language in Equatorial Guinea. Possibly ASL is used. This is not clear however.
Bata School for the Deaf or Manos Felices was founded by American Noreen Corey in 2006. There is no information about the language of teaching at this school.
Sign Language Overview
Deaf Organizations In Country
Overview of Interpreting Services
Sign Language Resources In The Country
References
List of Contributors
Anne Baker
