Fang language

Not to be confused with Fang language (Cameroon).
Fang
Pangwe
Native to Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Republic of the Congo, and Cameroon
Ethnicity Fang people
Native speakers
 1 million (2006–2013)[1]
Dialects
Southwest Fang
Language codes
ISO 639-2 fan
ISO 639-3 fan
Glottolog fang1246[2]
A.75,751[3]

Fang /ˈfɒŋ/ is the dominant Bantu language of Gabon and Equatorial Guinea. It is related to the Bulu and Ewondo languages of southern Cameroon. Fang is spoken in northern Gabon, southern Cameroon, and throughout Equatorial Guinea. This language is used in the song Zangalewa which Shakira sampled in her song, "Waka Waka (This Time For Africa)" as a tribute to African music.

There are many different variants of Fang in Gabon and Cameroon. Maho (2009) lists Southwest Fang as a distinct language. The other dialects are Ntumu, Okak, Make, Atsi (Batsi), Nzaman (Zaman), Mveny.

Common phrases for the Oyem area of northern Gabon include:

See also

References

  1. ↑ Fang at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
  2. ↑ Nordhoff, Sebastian; Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2013). "Fang (Equatorial Guinea)". Glottolog. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.
  3. ↑ Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online

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