CUV ISO 639-3
Cuvok
Cuvakw Autonym
A language of Cameroon
- ISO 639
- cuv
- Alternate Names
- Tchouvok
- Autonym
- Cuvakw
- Population
- 5,000 (Dieu and Renaud 1983), increasing.
- Location:
- Far North region: Mayo-Tsanaga division, Mokolo subdivision, Tchouvok area, Matakam South canton, near Zamay.
- Language Status
- 5 (Developing).
- Classification
- Afro-Asiatic, Chadic, Biu-Mandara, A, A.5
- Language Use
- Home, village, market. Used by all. Positive attitudes. Also use Adamawa Fulfulde [fub]. Also use French [fra]. Also use Mafa [maf]. Also use Mefele [mfj]. Also use Mofu-Gudur [mif].
- Language Development
- Literacy rate in L1: 15%. Used informally in education. Literature. Radio. Grammar. Texts.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Cuvok
- Writing
- Latin script [Latn].
- Other Comments
- Christian, Muslim, traditional religion.
Also Spoken in
Map
Location: Far North region: Mayo-Tsanaga division, Mokolo subdivision, Tchouvok area, Matakam South canton, near Zamay.
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