Fang language
Labial Alveolar Velar
Nasal m n ŋ
Stop p b mp mb t d nt nd k ɡ ŋk ŋg k͡p ɡ͡b ŋk͡p ŋɡ͡b
Affricate t͡s d͡z nt͡s nd͡z
Fricative f v ɱf ɱv s z ns nz
Approximant l w nw
Tap ɾ
Phonology [ 5 ] -- Consonants
In Fang , there are 24 plain consonants . The majority of them can become prenasalized :
Fang is a Central African language spoken by around 1 million people in Cameroon, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, São Tomé and Príncipe, and the Congo Republic. It is the dominant Bantu language of Gabon and Equatorial Guinea. It is related to the Bulu and Ewondo languages of southern Cameroon. Fang is spoken in northern Gabon, southern Cameroon, throughout Equatorial Guinea, in the Republic of the Congo, and small fractions of the islands of São Tomé and Príncipe. Under President Macías Nguema, Fang was the official language of Equatorial Guinea. There are many different variants of Fang in Gabon and Cameroon. Maho (2009) lists Southwest Fang as a distinct language. The other dialects are Ntoumou, Okak, Mekê, Atsi (Batsi), Nzaman (Zaman), Mveni, and Mvaïe.