Fang language (Cameroon)

Not to be confused with the Bantu Fang language of Equatorial Guinea.

Fang is a Southern Bantoid language of Cameroon.

Fang
Native to	Cameroon
Native speakers	4,000 (2011)[1]
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Benue–Congo Southern Bantoid Western Beboid (geographic) Fang
Language codes
ISO 639-3	fak
Glottolog	fang1248
ELP	Fang

"Fang" is the name of the village the language is spoken in.

Phonology

Fang Consonant Phonemes^[2]

		Labial	Labiodental	Dental	Palatal	Velar
Nasal		m	ɱ	n̪	ɲ	ŋ
Plosive	voiceless	p		t̪		k
	voiced	b		d̪		g
Affricate	voiceless			t̪s̪	tʃ	kp
	voiced				dʒ	gb
Fricative	voiceless		f	s̪
	voiced		v		ʒ
Approximant				l̪	j	w

Fang Vowel Phonemes^[2]

	Front		Central	Back
	Less rounded	Plain		Less rounded	Plain
Close	i̜	i		u̜	u
Close-mid	e		ə	o
Open-mid	ɛ			ɔ
Open			a

There are three tones; high, mid, and low.