Languages of Cameroon

Literacy in French for individuals of age 12 and above rose from 41.3% to 57.6% between 1987 and 2005 while that of English rose from 13.4% to 25.3%. The global proportion of individuals literate in official languages has thus markedly increased between 1987 and 2005, rising from 53.3% to 71.2%. In 2005, the probability to be literate in French while being anglophone was 0.46 while that of being literate in English while being francophone was 0.20, resulting from the predominant status of the French language in Cameroon as a whole. ==Indigenous languages==

Most of the 260 languages spoken in Cameroon are indigenous languages. With a population estimated in 25 million people, UNESCO classified the country as a distinctive cultural density. The National Institute of Statistics of Cameroon reported that four percent of the indigenous languages have disappeared since 1950. Currently, ten percent of them are neglected, and seven percent of them are considered as threatened. Ethnologue The following list of languages in Cameroon is mostly based from Ethnologue. ALCAM (2012) The Atlas linguistique du Cameroun (ALCAM, or "Linguistic Atlas of Cameroon") lists about 250 languages in Cameroon. The list is provided below. ==Classification==

The 2012 edition of the Atlas linguistique du Cameroun (ALCAM) provides the following classification of the Niger–Congo languages of Cameroon. ;Adamawa • Samba • Daka • Kobo-Dii (Vere-Duru) • North: Doyayo, Longto • South: Peere • Mumuye • Mbum • North: Tupuri, Mundang, Mambay • South: Mbum, Pana, Kali-Dek, Kuo, Gbete, Pam, Ndai • Fali: North, South • Nimbari ;Ubangian • Gbaya; Bangando • Baka ;Benue-Congo • Jukunoid: Mbembe, Njukun, Kutep, Uuhum-Gigi, Busua, Bishuo, Bikya, Kum, Beezen Nsaa • Cross River: Korop; Efik • Bendi: Boki • Bantoid (see below) ;Bantoid • Mambiloid: Njoyame, Nizaa, Mambila, Kwanja, Bung, Kamkam, Vute • Tivoid: Njwande, Tiv, Iyive, Iceve, Evand, Ugare, Esimbi, Batomo, Assumbo, Eman, Caka, Ihatum, Amasi • Ekoid: Ejagham • Nyang: Denya, Kendem, Kenyang • Beboid • Western: Naki, Bu, Misong, Koshin, Muŋgɔŋ, Cuŋ • Eastern: Bebe, Kemezuŋ, Ncane, Nsari, Noone, Busuu, Bishuo, Bikya • Grassfield (see below) • Bantu (see below) ;Grassfield • Western • Momo • Ngwɔ, Widikum • Menchum • Modele, Befang • Ring • West: Aghem • Central: Mmen • East: Lamnso' • South: Kənswei Nsei, Niemeng, Vəŋo, Wushi • Eastern • Ngemba: Bafut, Mundum, Mankon, Bambili, Nkwen, Pinyin • Bamileke-Central: Ngomable, New; Kwa', Ghomala', Fe'fe', Nda'nda' • Noun: Mamenyan, Shüpamem, Bangolan, Cirambo, Bamali, Bafanji, Mungaka, Medumba • Northern: Limbum, Dzodinka, Yamba, Mbe', Central Mfumte, Southern Mfumte ;Bantu • Jarawan: Ngoŋ-Nagumi, Mboŋa • Mbam (see below) • Equatorial: A, B, C, D (partial) (see below) • Zambeze: D (partial), E, F, G, H ,I, J, K, L, M, N, P, R, S ;Mbam • ex-A40b • Ndemli, Tikari • Ninyoo, Tunan, Nomande, Atomp • Nigi • Bati • ex-A60 • Yambasa: Nugunu, Nuasua, Nubaca, Dumbula • Sanaga: Tuki ;Equatorial Bantu • North • A • Bafia (A50): Təbɛya, Lefa', Dimboŋ, Ripɛy, Rikpa • B • Coastal • A10: Oroko (West, East dialects), Lifɔ'-Balɔŋ, Nsose, Akoose • A20: Bakɔlɛ, Wumbuko, Mokpwe, Isu, Bubia; Duala • A30: Yasa, Batanga • Basaa (A40): Bankon, Basaa, Bakoko • Beti (A70): Bəti-Faŋ, Bəmbələ, Bəbil • Meka (A80): Məkaa, Sɔ, Bikele, Kwasio, Bagyɛli, Kɔɔzime, Mpo • Kakɔ (A90): Polri, Kwakum, Kakɔ • South: B, C, D (partial) ==See also==