haʊˈɛvɚ, ɐkˈoːɹdɪŋ tʊ ˈɛm. ˈɑːli kɛtˈɑːni ɪn mˈʊzlɪmz maɪnˈɔːɹᵻɾiz nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi sˈɪks ðætðə mˈʊzlɪm pˌɑːpjʊlˈeɪʃən ɪn sˈaʊ təmˈeɪ ænd pɹˈɪnsaɪp wʌz klˈoʊsɚ tə wˈʌn,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ ænd kˈɑːmpɚɹəbəl wɪð ðæt ʌv kˈeɪp vˈɜːd ænd ɪkwɐtˈoːɹɪəl ɡˈɪni.
However, according to M. Ali Kettani in Muslims Minorities (1986) that the Muslim population in São Tomé and Príncipe was closer to 1,000 and comparable with that of Cape Verde and Equatorial Guinea.