indigenous languages are all members of the Bantu family, estimated to have come to Gabon about 2,000 years ago, and differentiated into about 40 languages. They...
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Gabon (/ɡəˈbɒn/ gə-BON; French pronunciation: [ɡabɔ̃] ), officially the Gabonese Republic (French: République gabonaise), is a country on the Atlantic...
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African language spoken by around 1 million people, most of them in Equatorial Guinea, and northern Gabon, where it is the dominant Bantu language; Fang...
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The Demographics of Gabon is the makeup of the population of Gabon. As of 2020, Gabon has a population of 2,225,287. Gabon's population is relatively...
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unions in Gabon - Languages of Gabon - Richard E. Lawlin - Pierre-Marie Le Berre - Captain Le Cour - Alexandre Le Roy - LGBT rights in Gabon (Gay rights)...
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(also spelled Chango, Isangu, Shango, Yisangou, and Yisangu) is a language spoken in Gabon by approximately 20,900 (2000) Masangu people. Daniel Franck Idiata...
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Jean-Jérôme Adam (category Immigrants to Gabon)
Roman Catholic archbishop of Libreville, Gabon, and an accomplished linguist who studied several of the languages of Gabon. He was born at Wittenheim...
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fʁɑ̃sɛːz] ) is a Romance language of the Indo-European family. Like all other Romance languages, it descended from the Vulgar Latin of the Roman Empire. French...
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is a Bantu language spoken by the Bakota people. It is spoken in northeastern Gabon, Ogooué-Ivindo Province and in some areas of Republic of Congo. According...
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Kele is a Bantu language of Gabon. Dialects of the Kele language are scattered throughout Gabon. West Kele (Kili) is spoken by the Kele people, scattered...
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sign language varieties of ASL in countries other than the US and Canada, languages based on ASL with substratum influence from local sign languages, and...
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Shira is a Bantu language of Gabon. Maho (2009) considers Bwali to be a closely related language. Bwali does not have an ISO code. Shira at Ethnologue...
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and Bibaya de L’est) is a dialect cluster of Ubangian languages spoken by the Baka Pygmies of Cameroon and Gabon. Ethnically, the people are closely related...
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cluster of closely related Bantu varieties spoken in Gabon by about 46,000 people. It is perhaps the most divergent of the Narrow Bantu languages, though...
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Latin beta (category Languages of Gabon)
alphabet (β). The letter is used in the various languages of Gabon and has been used in Ndaʼndaʼ language in Cameroon to represent a sound similar to "v"...
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Makaa–Njem languages are a group of Bantu languages spoken in Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon and the Republic of the Congo...
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The president of Gabon (French: Président du Gabon) is the head of state of Gabon. A total of three people have served as president (not counting two...
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Gabonese (category Language and nationality disambiguation pages)
or of Gabonese descent; see ethnic groups in Gabon Gabonese cuisine Gabonese culture Languages of Gabon This disambiguation page lists articles associated...
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of Gabon Culture of Gabon Cuisine of Gabon Languages of Gabon National symbols of Gabon Coat of arms of Gabon Flag of Gabon National anthem of Gabon Public...
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A constitutional referendum was held and approved in Gabon on 16 November 2024. The vote was on a new constitution; it proposes, among other things, a...
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(or Nzebi, Njabi, Ndzabi, Yinjebi, etc.) is a Bantu language spoken in Gabon and the Republic of Congo. /z/ is heard as [ʒ] when before /i/. /ɡ/ can be...
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ngil ceremony. Wood, 19th century Bdembo ritual mask Punu white mask List of Gabonese films Ethnic groups in Gabon Languages of Gabon Religion in Gabon...
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The Battle of Gabon (French: Bataille du Gabon), also called the Gabon Campaign (Campagne du Gabon), occurred in November 1940 during World War II. The...
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Little is known of the history of Gabon before European contact. Bantu migrants settled the area beginning in the 14th century. Portuguese explorers and...
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French and vernacular languages. There is also a special programme on RTG's FM frequencies. Perhaps the most important station in Gabon and one that many...
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Beti is a group of Bantu languages, spoken by the Beti peoples who inhabit the rain forest regions of Cameroon. The varieties, which are largely mutually...
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Gabon is a country in Central Africa, lying along the Atlantic Ocean, just south of the Bight of Biafra. Area Total: 267,668 km² country rank in the world:...
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over 500 languages (according to SIL Ethnologue), one of the greatest concentrations of linguistic diversity in the world. The languages of Africa belong...
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The Adamawa–Ubangi languages are a geographic grouping and formerly postulated family of languages spoken in Nigeria, Chad, the Central African Republic...
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Angola Sama language (Gabon), a minor Bantu language of Gabon Sama–Bajaw languages, a group of languages spoken by the Bajau and Sama peoples of the Philippines...
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