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Gvoko
Native to Nigeria, Cameroon
Region Borno State; Far North Province
Native speakers
(21,000 cited 1990) [1]
Afro-Asiatic
Language codes
ISO 639-3 ngs
Glottolog gvok1239

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. [1]

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. [2]

References

  1. ^ a b 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.