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 639-3: fan
Note: This page may contain IPA phonetic symbols in Unicode.

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!
  • I want to eat = Ma cuma adji
  • Thank you = Akiba

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