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Cameroonian French is a variety of French spoken in Cameroon. As a former French colony , the country's history has shaped its language, resulting in a distinct variant of French that reflects the country's diverse cultural, linguistic, and historical background.
Knowledge of French in Cameroon in 2005, according to the OIF. [1] In 2005 18% of the population were "real" French speakers and another 26.8% were "partial French speakers". Both figures are estimations. Map of Cameroon's official languages. Blue: French speaking regions and countries. Red: English speaking regions and countries.
Camfranglais (French pronunciation: [kamfʁɑ̃ɡlɛ] ⓘ), Francanglais, or Francamglais (portmanteau of the French adjectives camerounais, français, and anglais) is a vernacular of Cameroon, containing grammatical and lexical elements from Cameroonian French, Cameroonian English and Cameroonian Pidgin English, in addition to lexical contributions from various indigenous languages of Cameroon.
The official languages of Cameroon are French and English, the official languages of former French Cameroons and British Cameroons. Christianity is the majority religion in Cameroon, with significant minorities practising Islam and traditional faiths.
French is an official language in 27 independent nations. French is also the second most geographically widespread language in the world after English, with about 60 countries and territories having it as a de jure or de facto official, administrative, or cultural language. [1]
A man from Labé, Guinea, speaking Pular and West African French. African French (French: français africain) is the generic name of the varieties of the French language spoken by an estimated 167 million people in Africa in 2023 or 51% of the French-speaking population of the world [1] [2] [3] spread across 34 countries and territories.
There is not a single African French, but multiple forms that diverged through contact with various indigenous African languages. [69] Sub-Saharan Africa is the region where the French language is most likely to expand, because of the expansion of education and rapid population growth. [70]
Bafaw-Balong language; Bafia language (Cameroon) Baka language; Baldemu language; Balo language; Bamali language; Bambalang language; Bamileke languages; Bamukumbit language; Bamum language; Bana language; Bangandu language; Bangolan language; Bankon language; Basaa language; Bata language; Bati language (Cameroon) Batu language; Beba language ...