Cameroon's New Language: Frananglais

Frananglais is a mixture of French, English, and Creole, and it's increasingly becoming a language of communication in Cameroon, according to a news report on the BBC. The country's official languages are French and English, but there are also some 250 indigenous languages, so it ought not to be a surprise that a mixed language would develop. Head of the French department of the Linguistic Centre in Douala, Francoise Endwin, is quoted as saying Frananglais "developed because French and English have a lot of similarities, despite their different syntax. To cut corners, schoolchildren just mix both". Many musicians are also using it, but it won't be recognised as "a language on its own" until it's codified. Read more about Frananglais in Cameroon...