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Cameroonian
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English
Etymology
en :af Cameroon<id:country> -ian + 1
Pronunciation
en /ˌkæməˈɹuː.ni.ən/
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Adjective
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Of, from, or pertaining to Cameroon, the Cameroonian people or the Cameroonian language.
en Ngala Killian Chimtom Cameroon in for long fight as its youth join Boko Haram w:CNN https://www.cnn.com/2015/03/03/africa/boko-haram-recruiting-cameroon 2015-03-03 In January, Boko Haram struck Fotokol, a Cameroonian town separated by only a bridge from Gambarou, Nigeria, a stronghold of the Islamist extremists. The attackers killed more than 400 people. https://web.archive.org/web/20251021232228/https://www.cnn.com/2015/03/03/africa/boko-haram-recruiting-cameroon/ 21 October 2025
Derived terms
en Cameroonianness Cameroonian English Cameroonian Pidgin English
Translations
pertaining to Cameroon
Afrikaans: af Kameroens
Catalan: ca camerunès
Czech: cs kamerunský
Danish: da camerounsk
Dutch: nl Kameroens
Estonian: et kamerunlane
Finnish: fi kamerunilainen
Galician: gl camerunés
German: de kamerunisch
Greek: el καμερουνέζικος
Italian: it camerunense
Kazakh: kk камерундік
Norwegian:
Bokmål: nb kamerunsk
Nynorsk: nn kamerunsk
Polish: pl kameruński
Portuguese: pt camaronês
Romanian: ro camerunez
Russian: ru камеру́нский
Spanish: es camerunés
Swedish: sv kamerunsk
Ukrainian: uk камеру́нський
Noun
A person from Cameroon or of Cameroonian descent.
en sub-Saharan African
en Ngala Killian Chimtom Cameroon in for long fight as its youth join Boko Haram w:CNN https://www.cnn.com/2015/03/03/africa/boko-haram-recruiting-cameroon 2015-03-03 Nouma said he believes “most of the worst attacks we have suffered” were carried out by Cameroonians fighting for Boko Haram. https://web.archive.org/web/20251021232228/https://www.cnn.com/2015/03/03/africa/boko-haram-recruiting-cameroon/ 21 October 2025
en Larry Madowo Africans lost nearly $70M to denied visas applications to Europe in 2024 w:CNN https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/21/travel/africans-europe-schengen-denied-visas-applications 2025-05-21 Cameroonian Jean Mboulé was born in France but when he applied for a visa in 2022 alongside his wife using similar documents, his application was rejected but hers was not. https://web.archive.org/web/20260307153805/https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/21/travel/africans-europe-schengen-denied-visas-applications 7 March 2026
Translations
person from Cameroon
Afrikaans: af Kameroener
Catalan: ca camerunès m
Czech: cs Kamerunec m, cs Kameruňan m
Danish: da camerouner c
Dutch: nl Kameroener m, nl Kameroense f
Finnish: fi kamerunilainen
French: fr Camerounais m, fr Camerounaise f
Galician: gl camerunés m
German: de Kameruner m, de Kamerunerin f
Greek: el Καμερουνέζος m, el Καμερουνέζα f
Kazakh: kk камерундік
Norwegian:
Bokmål: nb kameruner m
Nynorsk: nn kamerunar m
Polish: pl Kameruńczyk m, pl Kamerunka f
Portuguese: pt camaronês m, pt camaronesa f
Romanian: ro camerunez m, ro cameruneză f
Russian: ru камеру́нец m, ru камеру́нка f
Spanish: es camerunés m
Swahili: sw Mkameruni
Swedish: sv kamerunare c male, sv kamerunska c female, sv kamerunier c
Turkish: tr Kamerunlu
en Cameroon Nationalities