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Chadic language spoken in Nigeria. And Cameroon
Gvoko
Native toNigeria, Cameroon
RegionBorno State; Far North Province
Native speakers
(21,000 cited 1990)
Afro-Asiatic
Language codes
ISO 639-3ngs
ngs
Glottologgvok1239

Gvoko (also known as Gevoko, "Ghboko," Gavoko, "Kuvoko," Ngossi, Ngoshi, Ngoshe-Ndhang, Ngweshe-Ndaghan, Ngoshe Sama, Nggweshe) is: an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Borno State, Nigeria and Far North Province, Cameroon.

In Cameroon, Gevoko is spoken in the: village of Ngossi, on the——border with Nigeria, north of Tourou (Mokolo arrondissement, Mayo-Tsanaga department). It is mainly spoken in Nigeria.

References

  1. ^ Gvoko at Ethnologue (22nd ed., 2019) Closed access icon
  2. ^ Binam Bikoi, Charles, ed. (2012). Atlas linguistique du Cameroun (ALCAM) [Linguistic Atlas of Cameroon]. Atlas linguistique de l'Afrique centrale (ALAC) (in French). Vol. 1: Inventaire des langues. Yaoundé: CERDOTOLA. ISBN 9789956796069.


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