Nyokon

A language of Cameroon

ISO 639: nvo
Alternate Names: Fung, Hung, Ni Nyo’o, Nyo’on
Population: 3,900 (Guthrie and Tucker 1956).
Location:: Centre region: Mbam-and-Inoubou division, Makénéné subdivision, Nyokon.
Language Status: 6a (Vigorous).
Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Northwest, A, Basaa (A.45)
Dialects: None known. Reportedly similar to Tunen [tvu], Nomaande [lem], and Tuotomb [ttf].
Language Use: Used by all. Most also use French [fra].
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Nyokon
Writing: Unwritten [Qaax].
Other Comments: Nyokon is the French [fra] version of the local name. The term is accepted by the speakers as the label used in French. It is also the official name of the town where the language is spoken. There is not yet a standardized way to write the autonym. Christian.

Location: Centre region: Mbam-and-Inoubou division, Makénéné subdivision, Nyokon.