Fang language

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Fang
Spoken in:	Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon and São Tomé and Príncipe
Total speakers:	858,000
Language family:	Niger-Congo  Atlantic-Congo   Volta-Congo    Benue-Congo     Bantoid      Southern       Narrow Bantu        Northwest         A          Fang
Language codes
ISO 639-1:	none
ISO 639-2:	fan
ISO/FDIS 639-3:	fan
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Fang (pronounced /fɒŋ/) is an African language spoken by the Fang people. It is related to the Bulu and Ewondo languages of southern Cameroon. Fang is spoken in northern Gabon, southern Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea.

There are many different variants of Fang in Gabon and Cameroon. Key words for the Oyem area of northern Gabon include:

• Hello (for one person) = M'bolo
• Hello (for many people) = M'bolani
• Response = Am'bolo; Am'bolani
• How are you? = Y'o num vah?
• response = M'a num vah
• Where are you going = Wa kuh vay?
• I'm going home = Ma kuh Andah
• I'm going to school = Ma ke see-kolo
• I'm going for a walk = Ma ke ma woolou
• I'm hungry = Ma woh zeng
• I'm sick = Ma kwan
• I understand French = Ma wok Flacci
• I don't understand Fang = Ma wok ki Fang
• I don't speak Fang = Ma kobe ki Fang
• What did you say = Wa dzon ah dzeh?
• I said... = Ma dzon ah...
• Holy cow! = A tara dzam!

Outside resources: http://www.dicts.info/1/fang.php http://monefang.com/dico/dico.php