Baseke language
Encyclopedia
Seki, also Baseke, Sheke or Sekiana, is a language indigenous to Equatorial Guinea
and Gabon
. It had been spoken in villages of Rio Campo
and Northern Bata, along the coast, but its native speakers have begun abandoning the language for Spanish
, Fang
, and Kombe
.
Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea, officially the Republic of Equatorial Guinea where the capital Malabo is situated.Annobón is the southernmost island of Equatorial Guinea and is situated just south of the equator. Bioko island is the northernmost point of Equatorial Guinea. Between the two islands and to the...
and Gabon
Gabon
Gabon , officially the Gabonese Republic is a state in west central Africa sharing borders with Equatorial Guinea to the northwest, Cameroon to the north, and with the Republic of the Congo curving around the east and south. The Gulf of Guinea, an arm of the Atlantic Ocean is to the west...
. It had been spoken in villages of Rio Campo
Río Campo
Río Campo is a town in Equatorial Guinea. It is located in Litoral Province and has a population of 1105....
and Northern Bata, along the coast, but its native speakers have begun abandoning the language for Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
, Fang
Fang language
Fang is the dominant Bantu language of Gabon and Equatorial Guinea. It is related to the Bulu and Ewondo languages of southern Cameroon. Fang is spoken in northern Gabon, southern Cameroon, and throughout Equatorial Guinea. Shakira used this language in her song, "Waka Waka .".There are many...
, and Kombe
Kombe language
The Kombe language, or Ngumbi, is a West Bantu family language spoken by the Combe people of Equatorial Guinea, one of the Ndowe peoples of the coast. Ngumbi may actually be a dialect of the Yasa language....
.