Fang
Atlantic-Congo (Bantu, A.70 Yaounde-Fang)
Fang is a Northwestern Bantu language of the Atlantic coast of Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and southern Cameroon, with ~1M speakers. As a Bantu A-zone (A75) language, it preserves more conservative phonological and grammatical features than southern Bantu groups. The Fang are renowned for the Bieri reliquary statuary that influenced 20th-c. European modernist art (Picasso's African period). Culturally significant Mvet musical-bard epic tradition. Latin orthography; one of the four "national languages" of Equatorial Guinea alongside Spanish, French, and Portuguese.
Where it is spoken
87 core words in Fang
ordinateur
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Words compared
Compared with languages in the same classification: Atlantic-Congo (Bantu, A.70 Yaounde-Fang)
| Meaning | Fang | Bulu | Ewondo | Kikongo | Luba-Kasai | Kimbundu | Nyamwezi |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water | mendim /mendim/ | mendim /mendim/ | medzim /medzim/ | maza /maza/ | mâyi /maːji/ | menha /meɲa/ | minzi /minzi/ |
| Fire | nduan /nduan/ | nduan /nduan/ | ndoa /ndoa/ | tiya /tija/ | kapia /kapia/ | tubia /tubja/ | moto /moto/ |
| Sun | zòp /zòp/ | jôp /dʒɔp/ | dzōb /dʒoːb/ | ntangu /ntaŋɡu/ | dîba /diːba/ | dikumbi /dikumbi/ | lyuba /ljuβa/ |
| Moon | ngɔn /ŋɡɔn/ | ngon /ŋɡon/ | ngɔn /ŋɡɔn/ | ngonda /ŋɡonda/ | ngondo /ŋɡondo/ | mbeji /mbeʒi/ | ngʼwezi /ŋweːzi/ |
| Star | ótéteŋ /ótéteŋ/ | ôtɛtɛ /ɔtɛtɛ/ | ôtɛtɛ /ótɛtɛ/ | mbwetete /mbwetete/ | mutoto /mutoto/ | tetembwa /teˈtembwa/ | nsonda /nsonda/ |
| Night | alu /alu/ | alu /alu/ | alu /alu/ | builu /builu/ | butuku /butuku/ | usuku /usuku/ | buziku /buziku/ |
| Rain | mveng /mveŋ/ | mveŋ /mveŋ/ | mveŋ /mvəŋ/ | mvula /ˈmvula/ | mvula /ˈmvula/ | mvula /mvula/ | mvula /mvula/ |
| Wind | mfongha /mfoŋa/ | évuŋulu /evuŋulu/ | evundu /evundu/ | mupepe /mupepe/ | tshipepele /tʃipepele/ | kitembu /kitembu/ | myaga /mjaɡa/ |
| Earth | si /si/ | si /si/ | si /si/ | ntoto /ntoto/ | buloba /buloba/ | mavu /mavu/ | bulongo /buloŋɡo/ |
| Stone | akok /akok/ | akok /akok/ | akok /akok/ | tadi /ˈtadi/ | dibue /diˈbwe/ | ditadi /ditadi/ | iwe /iwe/ |
| Mountain | nkol /ŋkol/ | nkôl /ŋkɔl/ | nkol /ŋkol/ | mongo /moŋɡo/ | mukuna /mukuna/ | mulundu /mulundu/ | lugulu /luɡulu/ |
| Sea | mang /maŋ/ | maŋ /maŋ/ | maŋ /maŋ/ | mbu /mbu/ | mbuwu /mbuwu/ | kalunga /kaluŋɡa/ | nyanza /ɲanza/ |
| Mother | nyia /ɲia/ | nyia /ɲia/ | nyia /ɲia/ | mama /mama/ | mâmu /maːmu/ | mama /mama/ | mayu /maju/ |
| Father | tara /tara/ | tata /tata/ | tara /taɾa/ | tata /tata/ | tâtu /taːtu/ | tata /tata/ | baba /baba/ |
| Daughter | ngoan /ŋɡoan/ | ngone /ŋɡone/ | ngon /ŋɡɔn/ | mwana ya nkento /mwana ja nkento/ | muana wa bakaji /muana wa bakaʒi/ | mona a muhatu /mona a muhatu/ | mwana mukima /mwana mukima/ |
| I | me /me/ | ma /má/ | ma /má/ | mono /mono/ | meme /meme/ | eme /eme/ | nene /ˈnene/ |
| You | wè /wè/ | wô /wɔ/ | wa /wá/ | ngeye /ŋɡeje/ | wewe /wewe/ | eie /eje/ | gwegwe /ˈɡweɡwe/ |
| We | bie /bje/ | bia /bja/ | bia /bjá/ | beto /beto/ | tuetu /tuetu/ | etu /etu/ | iswe /iswe/ |
| Name | eyola /ejola/ | jôé /dʒɔe/ | jôé /ʒóé/ | nkumbu /nkumbu/ | dîna /diːna/ | dijina /diˈʒina/ | lina /ˈlina/ |
| Person | mot /mɔt/ | môt /mɔt/ | môt /mɔt/ | muntu /muntu/ | muntu /muntu/ | mutu /mutu/ | munhu /munhu/ |
| Head | nlo /nlɔ/ | nlô /nlɔ/ | nlo /nlo/ | ntu /ntu/ | mutu /mutu/ | mutue /mutue/ | mtwe /mtwe/ |
| Eye | dis /dis/ | dis /dis/ | dzìs /dʒis/ | disu /disu/ | dîsu /diːsu/ | disu /disu/ | liso /liso/ |
| Ear | alo /alo/ | alo /alo/ | alo /alo/ | kutu /kutu/ | ditshu /ditʃu/ | ditui /ditui/ | itwi /itwi/ |
| Nose | dzu /dzu/ | — | — | nzunu /nzunu/ | diulu /diulu/ | dizulu /dizulu/ | nindo /nindo/ |
| Mouth | anyu /aɲu/ | anyu /aɲu/ | anyu /aɲu/ | nnwa /nnwa/ | mukana /mukana/ | dikanu /dikanu/ | mulomo /mulomo/ |
| Tooth | asoŋ /asoŋ/ | asoŋ /asoŋ/ | asoŋ /asoŋ/ | dinu /dinu/ | dinu /dinu/ | dizu /dizu/ | lino /lino/ |
| Tongue | ôyem /ojəm/ | ôyem /ɔjem/ | ôyem /ojəm/ | ludimi /ludimi/ | ludimi /ludimi/ | dimi /dimi/ | lulimi /lulimi/ |
| Hand | wɔ /wɔ/ | wo /wo/ | woó /woʔó/ | koko /koko/ | tshianza /tʃianza/ | lukwaku /lukwaku/ | kukono /kukono/ |
| Foot | abo /abɔ/ | abo /abo/ | abo /abɔ/ | kulu /kulu/ | dikasa /dikasa/ | kinama /kinama/ | kugulu /kuɡulu/ |
| Heart | nnem /nnəm/ | nlem /nlem/ | nlem /nlem/ | ntima /ntima/ | mutshima /mutʃima/ | muxima /muʃima/ | moyo /mojo/ |
| Bone | ves /ves/ | évés /eves/ | évés /évɛ́s/ | visi /visi/ | mufuba /mufuba/ | kifuba /kifuba/ | iguha /iɡuha/ |
| Blood | meki /meki/ | metyi /metʃi/ | meki /meki/ | menga /meŋɡa/ | mashi /maʃi/ | manhinga /maɲiŋɡa/ | magazi /maɡazi/ |
| Poop | mebi /mebi/ | mebi /mebi/ | — | tufi /tufi/ | tumvi /tumvi/ | tuji /tuʒi/ | maafi /maːfi/ |
| Love | ndzem /ndzem/ | nyeʼa /ɲeʔa/ | nyeʼe /ɲeʔe/ | zola /zola/ | dinanga /dinaŋɡa/ | henda /henda/ | butogwa /butoɡwa/ |
| Tree | eli /eli/ | élé /ele/ | elé /elé/ | nti /nti/ | mutshi /mutʃi/ | muxi /muʃi/ | mti /mti/ |
| Dog | mvu /mvu/ | mvu /mvu/ | mvu /mvu/ | mbwa /mbwa/ | mbwa /mbwa/ | imbwa /imbwa/ | mbwa /mbwa/ |
| Cat | esin /esin/ | esinga /esiŋɡa/ | esìŋga /esiŋɡa/ | nyau /ɲau/ | nyao /ɲao/ | kasalu /kasalu/ | paka /paka/ |
| Fish | kos /kos/ | kos /kos/ | kos /kos/ | mbisi /mbisi/ | mushipa /muʃipa/ | mbiji /mbiʒi/ | somba /soːmba/ |
| Bird | anon /anɔn/ | anon /anɔn/ | anon /anɔn/ | nuni /ˈnuni/ | nyunyu /ɲuɲu/ | njila /ndʒila/ | noni /noni/ |
| Butterfly | evulabeba /evulabeba/ | évulabebas /evulabebas/ | — | lumbembambemba /lumbembambemba/ | tshibiyibiyi /tʃibijibiji/ | kimbiambia /kimbjambja/ | — |
| Egg | aki /aki/ | aki /aki/ | aki /aki/ | diaki /diaki/ | diyi /diji/ | diiaki /dijaki/ | igi /iɡi/ |
| Horse | nkabele /ŋkabele/ | ékabela /ekabela/ | ekabeli /ekabeli/ | mpunda /mpunda/ | kabalu /kabalu/ | kabalu /kabalu/ | falasi /falasi/ |
| House | nda /nda/ | nda /nda/ | nda /nda/ | nzo /nzo/ | nzubu /nzubu/ | inzo /inzo/ | numba /numba/ |
| Milk | menyang /meɲaŋ/ | menyaŋ /meɲaŋ/ | menyan /meɲan/ | midiki /midiki/ | mabele /mabele/ | lete /lete/ | mabeele /maβeːle/ |
| Salt | nku /ŋku/ | nku /ŋku/ | nku /ŋku/ | mungwa /muŋɡwa/ | luepu /luepu/ | mungua /muŋɡwa/ | munu /munu/ |
| Wine | vino /vino/ | woon /woːn/ | wayn /wajn/ | vinu /vinu/ | mvinyo /mviɲo/ | vinyu /viɲu/ | mvinyo /mviɲo/ |
| Rice | oles /oles/ | ôlis /ɔlis/ | oles /oles/ | loso /loso/ | losa /losa/ | loso /loso/ | — |
| Iron | ekyeñ /ekjɛɲ/ | étyé /etʃe/ | ekye /ekje/ | kibende /kiˈbende/ | tshiamu /tʃiamu/ | felu /felu/ | kisinza /kisinza/ |
| Eat | di /di/ | di /di/ | di /di/ | kudia /kudja/ | kudia /kudia/ | kudya /kudja/ | kulya /kuʎa/ |
| Drink | nyu /ɲu/ | nyu /ɲu/ | nyu /ɲu/ | kunua /kunwa/ | kunua /kunua/ | kunwa /kunwa/ | kunywa /kuɲwa/ |
| One | bok /bok/ | fok /fok/ | fok /fok/ | mosi /mosi/ | umue /umue/ | moxi /moʃi/ | imo /imo/ |
| Two | bɛ̀ /bɛ̀/ | bɛ̌ /bɛ̌/ | bɛ̌ /bɛ̌/ | zole /zole/ | ibidi /ibidi/ | iadi /jaːdi/ | ibili /iβili/ |
| Three | lɛ́ɛ́ /lɛː/ | láá /laː/ | lɛ́ /lɛ́/ | tatu /tatu/ | isatu /isatu/ | tatu /tatu/ | idatu /idatu/ |
| Four | nyin /ɲiːɲ/ | nyin /ɲin/ | nyi /ɲì/ | iya /ija/ | inai /inai/ | uana /wana/ | inne /inːe/ |
| Five | tan /tan/ | tan /tan/ | tán /tán/ | tanu /tanu/ | itanu /itanu/ | tanu /tanu/ | itaano /itaːno/ |
| Hundred | ntɛt /ntɛ̀t/ | ntet /ntet/ | ntɛt /ntɛ̀d/ | nkama /nkama/ | lukama /lukama/ | hama /hama/ | igana /iɡana/ |
| Hello | mbolo /mbolo/ | mbolo /mbolo/ | mbɔlɔ /mbɔlɔ/ | mbote /mbote/ | moyo /mojo/ | nga ku menekena /ŋɡa ku menekena/ | mwadita /mwadita/ |
| Thank you | akiba /akiba/ | akiba /akiba/ | akiba /akiba/ | matondo /matondo/ | tuasakidila /tuasakidila/ | nga ku sakidila /ŋɡa ku sakidila/ | twabakaba /twaβakaβa/ |
| Good | mbeng /mbeŋ/ | mbamba /mbamba/ | mbaŋ /mbaŋ/ | mbote /mbote/ | impe /impe/ | kiambote /kiambote/ | soga /soɡa/ |
| New | nféféñ /nféféɲ/ | mfefé /mfefe/ | mkpaman /mkpaman/ | mpa /mpa/ | mupia /mupia/ | kiobe /kjobe/ | pya /pja/ |
| Red | vele /vələ/ | évele /evele/ | nyín /ɲín/ | mbwaki /mbwaki/ | kunze /kunze/ | kusuka /kusuka/ | laluku /laluku/ |
| White | fum /fum/ | éfumulu /efumulu/ | mfum /mfum/ | mpembe /mpembe/ | toke /toke/ | kuzela /kuzela/ | pe /pe/ |
| Black | vine /vine/ | évindi /evindi/ | evindi /evindi/ | ndombe /ndombe/ | fike /fike/ | kuxikela /kuʃikela/ | pi /pi/ |
| Green | kuna /kuna/ | — | — | langi ya matiti /laŋɡi ja matiti/ | — | — | — |
| Computer | ordinateur | ordinateur | — | ludinatelo /ludinatelo/ | ordinatere /ordinatere/ | komputadolo /komputadolo/ | — |
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