Fang

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Fang is a Bantu language widely spoken by the Fang people of Central Africa, particularly in Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and Cameroon.

Aliases (3)

Statements (30)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Bantu language
Central African language
natural language
alternateName Fañ
Pangwe
belongsTo Niger–Congo language family
ethnicGroup Fang people
hasBasicWordOrder SVO
hasDialects various regional dialects
hasGlottocode fang1247
hasISO639-2Code fan
hasISO639-3Code fan
hasLinguisticTypology agglutinative language
hasPhonologicalFeature typical Bantu noun class system
isImportantFor Fang cultural identity
isMajorLanguageIn Equatorial Guinea
isMutuallyIntelligibleWith other Beti-Fang varieties
isSpokenAs first language
second language
languageFamily Bantu
name Fang
region Central Africa
spokenIn Cameroon
Central Africa
Equatorial Guinea
Gabon NERFINISHED
subfamily Northwest Bantu
subgroup Beti-Fang languages
usedBy Fang people
writingSystem Latin script


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