🇨🇲 Country
Cameroon
Cameroon is home to 232 languages, spoken across Central Africa. Explore them on the map or in the full list below.
Capital
Yaounde
Nationality
Cameroonian
Currency
Central African CFA Franc (XAF)
Languages
232
Independence
Jan 1, 1960
214 active
17 endangered
1 extinct
Where the languages are spoken
Each bubble marks where a language is centred in Cameroon; its size reflects how many people speak it there. Click a bubble for the source.
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All languages in Cameroon
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Ambele
Abo
Afade
Akoose
Atong
Awing
Aghem
100K
Akum
Bakole
Endangered
Bakweri
25K
Bangwa
Bokyi
Babanki
Bafaw-balong
Bakoko
Baba
Baka
Bambalang
Bamoun
Bum
Busam
Beba
bafanji
Bafia
Bakaka
Bakundu-balue
Baldamu
Balo
Balundu-bima
Bamali
Bamenyam
Bamukumbit
Bamunka
Bangandu
Bangolan
Bankon
Bansop
Barombi
Bassossi
Bata
Batanga
Bati
Endangered
Bayangam
Bebe
Bebele
Bebil
Beezel
Befang
Bikya
Endangered
Bishuo
Endangered
Bitare
Bomwali
Bu
Bubia
Endangered
Buduma
Bumbung
Endangered
Busuu
Endangered
Buwal
Byep
Bana
40K
Bambili-Bambui
Basaa
800K
Bulu
1.6M
Bekwel
Beti
Chadian
Caka
Cung
Cuvok
Duupa
10K
Daba
Dama
Dek
Denya
Dii
Dimbong
Endangered
Doyayo
Duala
Dugun
Dugwor
Dzodinka
Duli
Extinct
Ejagham
Efik
Elip
Eman
Endangered
Esimbi
Eton
Evand
Ewondo
2M
Fula
Fang
Fali
Fe'fe'
Fungom
Gaduwa
Gavar
Gbaya-Mbodomo
Ghomala
Gidar
Gimme
Gimnime
Gyele
Endangered
Hdi
Hausa
Igbo
Iceve-Maci
Isu
Endangered
Jimi
Kom
Kako
Karang
Endangered
Kemedzung
Kenswei Nsei
Kol
Koonzime
Kotoko
Kuk
Endangered
Kwakum
Kwanja
Kenyang
1M
Kwasio
Limbum
La’bi
Laimbue
Lefa
Marghi
Moghamo
200K
Meta
90K Endangered
Mafa
Menka
Mbum
Makaa
Malgbe
Mambai
Endangered
Mambila
Manta
Massa
Matal
Mazagway
Mbedam
Mbuko
Mefele
Mengaka
Mengisa
Merey
Mesaka
Mfumte
Mmaala
Mmen
Mofu-gudur
Mokpwe
Mousgoum
Mousseye
Moloko
Mpande
Mpongmpong
Mundani
Muyang
Musgu
Medumba
600K
Mendankwe-Nkwen
100K
Mbay
Mbo
100K
Mundang
Ngemba
40K Endangered
Nweh
Ngie
Njerep
Endangered
Ngamambo
Ngombale
Nso'
300K
Nda'nda'
Ndemli
Nga'ka
Ngoshie
Ngwo
Nomaande
Noone
North Fali
Nugunu
Nyong
Oku
Pinyin
Parkwa
Peere
Pol
Psikye
Saari
Sharwa
So
South Fali
South Giziga
Suga
Tikar
Tigon Mbembe
Toupouri
Tunen
Tuki
Usaghade
Verre
Vame
Vengo
Vute
Wandala
Weh
Wushi
Wumboko
Wuzlam
Yabassi
Yamba
Yambeta
Yemba
Zulgo-Gemzek
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