Academia Ecuatoguineana de la Lengua Española

The Equatoguinean Academy of the Spanish Language (Spanish: Academia Ecuatoguineana de la Lengua Española) is an association of academics and experts on the use of the Spanish language in Equatorial Guinea, a republic in Central Africa in which Spanish is the national official language. Equatoguinean Spanish is the particular variety of Spanish spoken in the country. Since 19 March 2016, Equatorial Guinea has been a member of the Association of Spanish Language Academies.[1][2]

Context

Spanish was the administrative language of the territory of Spanish Guinea before its independence from Spain as the Republic of Equatorial Guinea in 1968. The Constitution of Equatorial Guinea codifies the status of Spanish as a national official language.[3]

Since 2009, Equatorial Guinea has participated in the Ibero-American Summit as an "associate member" in light of its cultural and linguistic connection with the nations of Hispanic America.[4] The country is also a member of the Organization of Ibero-American States since 1979.[5]

History

In 2007, the Real Academia Española invited two academics from the National University of Equatorial Guinea to its international summit with the intent that they serve as representatives of their country to the RAE.[6] In July 2009, the RAE named a further five Equatoguineans as "Academic Correspondents", including artist Leandro Mbomio Nsue, with a stated goal of creating an Equatoguinean Spanish academy in the future.[7][8][9]

Subsequently, the institution was officially established in October 2013 by Presidential Decree number 163/2013.[10] It was also announced that the official RAE dictionary of Spanish would, for the first time, include selected words of Equatoguinean origin.[11][12]

At the international summit of the Association of Spanish Language Academies in Puerto Rico in 2015, the Equatoguinean Academy of the Spanish Language made a formal request to join the association.[2][13][14][15] The admission was finalized in 2016.[1]

See also

References
  1. "Aprobada la incorporación de la Academia Ecuatoguineana a la ASALE" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2017-09-17.
  2. Guinea Ecuatorial tendrá este año Academia de la Lengua de la RAE, diario El País, 24 de abril de 2015.
  3. Ley Fundamental de Guinea Ecuatorial - Nuevo texto de la Constitución de Guinea Ecuatorial, promulgada oficialmente el 16 de febrero de 2012. Con los textos de la Reforma Constitucional aprobados en referéndum el 23 de noviembre de año 2011
  4. El Confidencial. "Filipinas y Guinea Ecuatorial asistirán este año por primera vez a la cumbre (Fuente: Efe 25-03-2009)". Retrieved 9 October 2016.
  5. "Fechas para la historia". www.oei.es. Retrieved 2017-09-17.
  6. El país africano que habla español sueña con la academia propia, Terra Noticias (AP), 22 de marzo de 2007.
  7. Los primeros 'corresponsales' de la RAE en Guinea, diario El País, 6 de julio de 2009.
  8. ¿Agoniza el español en Guinea Ecuatorial? Archived 2015-12-22 at the Wayback Machine, Agustín Nze Nfumu, La Gaceta de Guinea, No. 172, Año 16º, febrero de 2012.
  9. Oficina de Información Diplomática del Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores y de Cooperación de España, ed. (July 2013). "Oficina de Información Diplomática. Ficha país: Guinea Ecuatorial" (PDF).
  10. Blecua anuncia la creación de una academia ecuatoguineana del español, diario Siglo XXI, 20 de enero de 2014.
  11. La RAE contempla admitir publicidad en la versión digital del Diccionario, Diario de Ferrol, 20 de enero de 2014.
  12. Blecua admite que es un momento difícil para la RAE y deja la puerta abierta a un nuevo modelo económico Archived 2015-12-23 at the Wayback Machine, diario Lainformacion.com, 20 de enero de 2014.
  13. El Primer Ministro con los académicos ecuatoguineanos de la Academia de la Lengua Española, Página Oficial del Gobierno de la República de Guinea Ecuatorial, 25 de enero de 2014.
  14. Artículo 26 de los Estatutos de la Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española (2007)
  15. "Academia de la Lengua Española de Guinea Ecuatorial solicita ingresar a Asale" (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2017-09-17.
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