Kuo language

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Kuo
Koh
Native to Cameroon, Chad
Native speakers
21,000 (2024)
Niger–Congo?
Language codes
ISO 639-3 xuo
Glottolog kuoo1238

Kuo (Koh) is an Mbum language of northern Cameroon and southern Chad.

Distribution

Kuo, like Kali, is spoken in scattered areas of the eastern part of Vina department (Mbe and eastern Ngaoundéré communes) and in Mbere department (Meiganga commune) in the Adamawa Region. In the Eastern Region, it is spoken in the northern part of Lom-et-Djerem department (Garoua-Boulaï and Bétaré-Oya communes). It is spoken by 2,975 people. [1]


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  1. ↑ 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.

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