Fernandinos are a relatively new ethnic group of Equatorial Guinea. They are descended from freed slaves from Sierra Leone and Liberia and maintain their own language, Fernando Po Creole English, which reflects their main location of Fernando Po, more recently known as Bioko. They 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 & 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 Annobonese language, called by its speakers Fá dAmbô or Fla dAmbu, is spoken by 9,000 in the Ano Bom and Fernando Póo Islands off the coast of Equatorial Guinea, mostly by people of mixed African, Spanish, and Portuguese descent. ... Bioko (spelled also Bioco) is an island off the west coast of Africa in the Gulf of Guinea, formerly called Fernando Pó or Fernando Póo. ... . Malabo is the capital city of Equatorial Guinea, located on the northern coast of Bioko Island (formerly Fernando Poo). ...

The majority of Fernandinos are Christian. A Christian is a follower of Jesus Christ. ...