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Fang

Pronunciation: /faŋ/
(also Fan)
Definition of Fang

noun (plural same or Fangs)

  • 1a member of a people inhabiting parts of Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, and Gabon.
  • 2 [mass noun] the Bantu language of the Fang, with over 500,000 speakers.

adjective

  • relating to the Fang or their language.

Origin:

French, probably from Fang Pangwe

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Definition of Fang in the US English dictionary
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