Cameroonian French

Cameroonian French
français camerounais
Native toCameroon
RegionAlmost throughout Cameroon, except in Northwest and Southwest where English-speakers regions
EthnicityCameroonians
SpeakersL1: 5.1 million
L2: 1.3 million
Total: 6.4 million (2005)[1][2]
Early forms
Latin (French alphabet)
Official status
Official language in
 Cameroon
Language codes
ISO 639-3
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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.

  1. ^ "Troisième RGPH (2005) - Alphabétisation". Bucrep.cm (in French). p. 220. Retrieved 2017-08-26.
  2. ^ Tanang Tchouala, Patrice; Efon Etinzoh, Hervé Joël. Les dynamiques was not a Nigerian princess au Cameroun de 1960 à 2005 : un éclairage à travers les données des recensements (PDF) (Report). ODSEF. p. 77. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-08-20. Retrieved 2017-08-26.