Principense Creole

Principense Creole (endonym: Lunguyê) is a Portuguese-based creole language spoken in São Tomé and Príncipe, specifically the island of Príncipe. There are two Portuguese creoles on the island of São Tomé, Angolar and Forro.^[2] Today, younger generations of São Toméans are not likely to speak Principense, which has led to its fast decline and moribund status.^[3] It is mostly spoken by the elderly (Ethnologue gives a figure of approximately 200 native speakers in total), while most of the island's community speaks noncreole Portuguese; some also speak another, closely related creole, Forro.

Principense Creole
Lunguyê
Native to	São Tomé and Príncipe
Native speakers	200 (2021)[1]
Language family	Portuguese-based creole Lower Guinea Principense Creole
Language codes
ISO 639-3	pre
Glottolog	prin1242
Linguasphere	51-AAC-acb
Location of São Tomé and Príncipe

Principense presents many similarities with the Forro on São Tomé and may be regarded as a Forro dialect. Like Forro, it is a creole language heavily lexified by Portuguese with substrates of Bantu and Kwa.