Does Cameroon Speak French?

Cameroonians speak mostly French and English, which are foreign but official languages and part of an entrenched separatist conflict that has cost about 3,000 lives since 2017.

How much of Cameroon speaks French?

However, the central African state inherited two foreign languages from its French and English colonial masters as official languages, with 80 percent of the population speaking French and 20 percent English.

Where is French spoken in Cameroon?

In the north, Fulfulde plays the same role. The lingua franca in the East, South, and Center provinces of Cameroon is Ewondo. Camfranglais is a hybrid of the English and French languages and is prevalent in the locations where French-speaking and English-speaking Cameroonians meet.