Gvoko language

Gvoko language

language
name=Gvoko
familycolor=Afro-Asiatic
states=Nigeria, Cameroon
region=Borno State; Far North Province
speakers=21,000
fam1=Afro-Asiatic
fam2=Chadic
fam3=Biu-Mandara
fam4=A
fam5=A.4
fam6=Mandara
fam7=Glavda
iso3=ngs

Gvoko (also known as Gevoko, Ghboko, Gavoko, Kuvoko, Ngossi, Ngoshi, Ngoshe-Ndhang, Ngweshe-Ndaghan, Ngoshe Sama, Nggweshe) is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Borno State, Nigeria and Far North Province, Cameroon. [Raymond G. Gordon, Jr, ed. 2005. "Ethnologue: Languages of the World". 15th edition. Dallas: Summer Institute of Linguistics.]

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References

* [http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=ngs Ethnologue entry for Gvoko]

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