Fang

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A language of Cameroon

Autonym
Benjube Fenga
User Population

4,000 (Good et al 2011).

Location

North West region: Menchum division, Wum subdivision, northeast of Wum, Fang village.

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Language Status

6b (Threatened).

Dialects

Zaman (Nzaman).

Typology

8 noun classes; 21 consonants and 10 vowels; tonal.

Language Use

Some young people, all adults. Most also use Cameroon Pidgin [wes] (Good et al 2011). Some also use English [eng], as language of public education.

Writing

Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

Different from Fang [fan].