"Your Language is the most precious element in life that still includes all major values of your ancestors. What does that mean for your children, and your grandchildren and their future?"

New Cameroonian Linguists Make Significant Contributions to Language Development Projects

'Working alongside Grace Tabah is truly a delight. She has a deep desire to grow as a linguist while she serves the people of this region', says SIL linguist Rich Boutwell.

Rich and his wife, Katrina, have been living in Nfume – about ten kilometres south of Misaje, in the North West Region of Cameroon – since 2004...

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50th Leadership Matters Course in Cameroon

SIL had the privilege of hosting the 50th LMC (Leadership Matters Course) in Yaounde, Cameroon. The 31 participants hailed from twelve countries, some from as far as Albania or South Korea, and others from such nearer points as Gabon and The Democratic Republic of the Congo...

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Bafut proverb

Water which does not talk is very deep. Still waters run deep.