Thesaurus

Term: Cameroun

Description

Earliest inhabitants of region were Pygmies; Bantu-speakers followed & then Muslim Fulani 11th-19th cen.; was part of Cameroons 1869-1922, under German, later Anglo-French control; united with former British trust territory, S Cameroons, in 1961; officiallanguages are French & English, though 24 major African languages are also spoken.