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Cameroon is a Francophone and Anglophone country, where, as of 2024, 11.957 million (41.17%) out of 29.124 million people speak French. [ 7 ] [ 8 ] The nation strives toward bilingualism , but in reality very few (11.6%) Cameroonians are literate in both French and English, and 28.8% are literate in neither. [ 9 ]
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.
French is still a lingua franca in most Western and Central African countries and an official language of many, a remnant of French and Belgian colonialism. These African countries and others are members of the Francophonie. French is the official language of the Universal Postal Union, with English added as a working language in 1994. [46
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 ]
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.
Pages in category "Languages of Cameroon" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 308 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The Yemba language, spoken in the Menoua region of West Cameroon, is a testament to the rich linguistic diversity of the area. Characterized by its complexity and depth, Yemba features a system of ten distinct noun classes, which categorize words based on shared grammatical characteristics.
These French Creoles held a distinct ethno-cultural identity, a shared antique language, Creole French, and their civilization owed its existence to the overseas expansion of the French Empire. [ 1 ] In the eighteenth century, Creole French was the first and native language of many different peoples including those of European origin in the ...