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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.
Map of French (blue) and English (red) as official regional languages of Cameroon and adjacent countries. The proportion of Anglophone Cameroonians is currently at around 16%, down from 21% in 1976 The Anglophone problem ( French : problème anglophone ) is a socio-political issue in the modern Republic of Cameroon , rooted in the country's ...
Cameroon's population of nearly 31 million people speak 250 native languages, in addition to the national tongues of English and French, or both. Early inhabitants of the territory included the Sao civilisation around Lake Chad and the Baka hunter-gatherers in the southeastern rainforest.
Biya, the incumbent president, has led the country since 1982 following Ahidjo's resignation; he previously held office as prime minister from 1975 onward. Cameroon is governed as a unitary presidential republic. The official languages of Cameroon are French and English, the official languages of former French Cameroons and British Cameroons.
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 ...
Despite originally being exclusively a spoken language, Yemba writing was developed by Maurice Tadadjeu (co-creator of the General Alphabet of Cameroon Languages) and Steven Bird. Their team developed a small Yemba - French Dictionary covering French translations of over 3,000 Yemba words and expressions. [ 2 ]