NGS ISO 639-3
Gvoko
A language of Nigeria
- ISO 639
- ngs
- Alternate Names
- Gavoko, Ghboko, Gәvoko, Kuvoko, Nggweshe, Ngoshe Sama, Ngoshi, Ngossi, Ngweshe-Ndaghang, Ngweshe-Ndhang
- Population
- 20,000 in Nigeria (1990). Total users in all countries: 21,000.
- Location:
- Adamawa state: Michika LGA; Borno state: Gwoza LGA.
- Language Status
- 6a* (Vigorous).
- Classification
- Afro-Asiatic, Chadic, Biu-Mandara, A, A.4, Mandara Proper, Glavda
- Dialects
- None known. Related to Glavda [glw] and Guduf [gdf]. High level of intelligibility with Hdi [xed] as a result of contact. Lexical similarity: 68% with Hdi [xed], 64% with Dghwede [dgh] and Vemgo-Mabas [vem], 61% with Lamang [hia], 59%–61% with Guduf-Gava [gdf], 53% with Cineni [cie], and 51% with Glavda [glw] (Hamm 2004a).
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Gvoko
- Writing
- Unwritten [Qaax].
Also Spoken in
- Location
- Far North region: Mayo-Tsanaga division, Mokolo subdivision, north of Tourou, Ngoshi village (different from Nggoshe).
- Language Status
- 6a (Vigorous) View other languages of Cameroon
Language Name
Gvoko
User Population
1,000 in Cameroon (2000 SIL).
Map
Location: Adamawa state: Michika LGA; Borno state: Gwoza LGA.
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