ETYM From Fang; cf. AS. fang a taking, booty, German fang.
1. Canine tooth of a carnivorous animal; used to seize and tear its prey.
2. Hollow or grooved tooth a venomous snake; used to inject its poison.

A Bantu language spoken in Cameroon.
Member of a W African people living in the rainforests of Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, and NW Gabon, numbering about 2.5 million. The Fang language belongs to the Bantu branch of the Niger-Congo family.
In the colonial period the Fang were involved in trading, and used coins made of copper and iron. They now live by farming, as well as by hunting and fishing.