Among French-speaking Cameroonians and French speakers, when it comes to informal expressions, misunderstandings or even disagreements can sometimes arise. Here are some examples of innocent and harmless expressions used by Cameroonians, which may unfortunately mistakenly offend our French friends. “Tu as bandé ? “ In Cameroon, the term “bander” is
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Although deprived of their own language, Cameroonians have spiced up colonial languages imposed to them as official languages, to give them a meaning best known by them. Unfortunately, this remains unofficial to this day and we are here to help correct that.
9 fun Pidgin words borrowed from Duala language.9 fun Pidgin words borrowed from Duala language.
Apart from the 309 dialects and the 2 official languages spoken in Cameroon (English and French), 2 other Cameroonian vernaculars are slowly gaining ground in all cities of the country, namely Cameroonian Pidgin English and Camfranglais. We will be focusing in this article on the former. You can find Duala
32 surprising Camfranglais words borrowed from Duala language!32 surprising Camfranglais words borrowed from Duala language!
Apart from the 309 dialects and the 2 official languages (English and French) spoken in Cameroon, 2 other Cameroonian vernaculars are slowly gaining ground in all cities of the country, namely Cameroonian Pidgin English and Camfranglais. We will be focusing on the latter in this article. You can find 9