14% of the population speaks the official language Portuguese, the language of government and national communication during centuries of colonial rule. 44% speak Kriol, a Portuguese-based creole language, which is effectively a national language of communication among groups. The remainder speak a variety of native African languages unique to ethnicities.
How long was Guinea-Bissau under colonial rule?
centuries
14% of the population speaks the official language Portuguese, the language of government and national communication during centuries of colonial rule.
fourteen percent of the population speaks the official language Portuguese, the language of government and national communication during centuries of colonial rule.
How long was Guinea-Bissau under colonial rule?