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French
Romance language
Arabic
Arabic is a Central Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family spoken primarily in the Arab world. The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) assigns language codes to 32 varieties of Arabic, including its standard form of Literary Arabic, known as Modern Standard Arabic, which is derived from Classical Arabic. This distinction exists primarily among Western linguists; Arabic speakers themselves generally do not distinguish between Modern Standard Arabic and Classical Arabic, but rather refer to both as ( "the eloquent Arabic") or simply '''' ().
Hausa
Chadic language native to the Hausa people
Fula
language of West Africa of the Senegambian branch of the Niger–Congo language family
Kanuri
Saharan language
Fang
Bantu language of Equatorial Guinea, northwest Gabon and neighbouring areas
Shuwa
variety of Sudanic Arabic spoken in Chad, western Sudan, eastern Nigeria, and northern Cameroon
Basaa
Bantu language spoken in Cameroon
Bamum
one of the Benue–Congo languages of Cameroon
Ewondo
language
Duala
Bantu language spoken in Cameroon
Kwasio
Bantu language of southern Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea
Bube
Bantu or Bantoid language of Equatorial Guinea
Massa
language
Masa
group of Chadic languages
Bulu
Bantu language spoken in Cameroon
Ngambay
Central Sudanic language spoken in Cameroon, Chad and Nigeria
Bankon
Bantu language
Abon
language spoken in Nigeria and Cameroon
Mafa
language
Moloko
Afro-Asiatic language
Esimbi
language of Cameroon
Zumaya
Extinct Chadic language of Cameroon
Bikya
Bantoid language isolate spoken in Cameroon
Margi
Chadic language spoken in West Africa
Daba
language
Baka
Ubangian dialect cluster spoken by Baka pygmies of Cameroon and Gabon
Gbaya
language family
Kom
Cameroonian language
Beti
dialect continuum
Kako
Bantu language
Tuki
language
Medumba
language
Kogo
language
Bamileke
language family
Kenyang
language
Tupuri
language
Ngiemboon
language
Ekoid
language family
Mpade
Chadic language spoken in Cameroon and Chad
Camfranglais
Camfranglais (), Francanglais, or Francamglais (portmanteau of the French adjectives camerounais, français, and anglais) is a vernacular of Cameroon, containing grammatical and lexical elements from Cameroonian French, Cameroonian English, and Cameroonian Pidgin English, in addition to lexical contributions from various indigenous languages of Cameroon.
Kera
Chadic language of Chad and Cameroon
Yedina
language
Aghem
language
Eton
Bantu language spoken in Cameroon
Akum
language of Cameroon
Gude
language
Hina
language
Evant
Southern Bantoid language of Nigeria
Noho
Bantu language of Cameroon
Fut
language
Nen
language of Cameroon
Nso
language
Ceve
language
Ekoi
language
Bana
language
Bung
language
Chamba Leko
language
Moundang
language
Yemba
language