Moloko | Ethnologue

A language of Cameroon

ISO 639: mlw
Alternate Names: Melokwo, Mokyo, Molko, Molkoa, Molkwo, Molokwo, Mǝlokwo
Autonym: Ma Mǝloko
Population: 10,000 (Starr 1997).
Location:: Far North region: Mayo-Sava division, Tokombéré subdivision, Makalingay canton, Melokwo mountain area.
Language Status: 5 (Developing).
Classification: Afro-Asiatic, Chadic, Biu-Mandara, A, A.5
Dialects: Surrounded by 4 related languages, including Muyang [muy], Giziga North [gis], and the Mikiri dialect of Dugwor [dme], plus one other.
Language Use: Vigorous. All domains. Used by all. Also use Adamawa Fulfulde [fub], in the market, in outlying areas due to intermarriage with speakers of other languages, and in church (but only with interpretation). Also use French [fra].
Language Development: Literature. Bible portions: 2007.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Moloko
Writing: Latin script [Latn].
Other Comments: Christian.

Location: Far North region: Mayo-Sava division, Tokombéré subdivision, Makalingay canton, Melokwo mountain area.