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Ethnologue > Web version > Country index > Africa > Equatorial Guinea > Fang

Fang

A language of Equatorial Guinea

ISO 639-3: fan

Population  297,000 in Equatorial Guinea (2007). Population total all countries: 1,027,900.
Region  Interior. Also in Cameroon, Congo, Gabon, São Tomé e Príncipe.
Language map  Equatorial Guinea,Gabon and São Tomé e Príncipe, reference number 12
Alternate names   Pahouin, Pamue
Dialects  Make, Ntum (Ntumu). Intelligible with Bulu [bum] and Ewondo [ewo] as part of the Beti language subgroup.
Classification  Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Northwest, A, Yaunde-Fang (A.70)
Language development  Bible: 1951.
Writing system  Latin script.
Comments  Ethnic groups are Okak, Ntumu. They are known as ‘warriors of the jungle’. Their knowledge of jungle plants, animals, survival is legendary. Hunter-gatherers. Christian, traditional religion.

Also spoken in:

Cameroon

Language name   Fang
Population  121,000 in Cameroon (2006).
Region  South Province, half of Dja-and-Lobo Division (south of Djoum); southeast Ntem Division (south of Mvangan); Ocean Division, between Lolodorf and Kribi.
Language maps  Southeastern Cameroon, reference number 249
Southwestern Cameroon, reference number 249
Alternate names  Pahouin, Pamue
Dialects  Fang (Okak), Mvae (Mvan, Mvay), Ntoumou (Ntumu).
Language development  Literacy rate in L2: 15%–25%.
Comments  Different from Fang [fak] which is Beboid.
 

Congo

Language name   Fang
Population  8,100 in Congo (2007).
Region  Extreme northwest.
Language map  Congo, reference number 13
Alternate names  Pahouin, Pamue
Dialects  Make, Ntum, Ogowe.
 

Gabon

Language name   Fang
Population  588,000 in Gabon (2007).
Region  Northwest, Estuary and Woleu-Ntem provinces.
Language map  Equatorial Guinea,Gabon and São Tomé e Príncipe, reference number 12
Alternate names  Pahouin, Pamue
Dialects  Make, Ntum, Ogowe.
 

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

Hamm, Cameron and others. 2002. "A rapid appraisal survey of Western Beboid languages (Menchum Division, Northwest Province)."  Available online