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'''Mbuko''' is an [[Afro-Asiatic languages|Afro-Asiatic]] language spoken in the canton of Doulek, Méri subdivision, department of Diamaré, and also in parts of the canton of Serawa, [[Tokombéré]] subdivision, department of [[Mayo-Sava]], in the Far North Region of [[Cameroon]].<ref name=e18/> |
'''Mbuko''' is an [[Afro-Asiatic languages|Afro-Asiatic]] language spoken in the canton of Doulek, Méri subdivision, department of Diamaré, and also in parts of the canton of Serawa, [[Tokombéré]] subdivision, department of [[Mayo-Sava]], in the Far North Region of [[Cameroon]].<ref name=e18/> |
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The Mbuko (6,700 speakers) traditionally inhabit the Mbuko massif, located east of Meri. They also live in the neighbouring plain of [[Mayo-Ranéo]] (in the canton of Doulek, |
The Mbuko (6,700 speakers) traditionally inhabit the Mbuko massif, located east of Meri. They also live in the neighbouring plain of [[Mayo-Ranéo]] (in the canton of Doulek, arrondissement of [[Meri, Cameroon|Meri]], department of [[Diamaré]], Far North Region).<ref name="ALCAM2012">{{cite book|editor-last=Binam Bikoi|editor-first=Charles|date=2012|title=Atlas linguistique du Cameroun (ALCAM)|trans-title=Linguistic Atlas of Cameroon|volume=1: Inventaire des langues|language=fr|location=Yaoundé|publisher=CERDOTOLA|series=Atlas linguistique de l'Afrique centrale (ALAC)|isbn=9789956796069}}</ref> |
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== Notes == |
== Notes == |
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[[Category:Biu-Mandara languages]] |
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[[Category:Languages of Cameroon]] |
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Latest revision as of 21:04, 19 December 2022
| Mbuko | |
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| Native to | Kamerun |
| Region | Far North Region |
Native speakers | 15,000 (2008)[1] |
Afro-Asiatic
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| ISO 639-3 | mqb |
| Glottolog | mbuk1243 |
Mbuko is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in the canton of Doulek, Méri subdivision, department of Diamaré, and also in parts of the canton of Serawa, Tokombéré subdivision, department of Mayo-Sava, in the Far North Region of Cameroon.[1]
The Mbuko (6,700 speakers) traditionally inhabit the Mbuko massif, located east of Meri. They also live in the neighbouring plain of Mayo-Ranéo (in the canton of Doulek, arrondissement of Meri, department of Diamaré, Far North Region).[2]
Notes
[edit]- ^ a b Mbuko at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ 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.
References
[edit]- English-Mbuko/French-Mbuko dictionaries on project DAGBO by Jolome
- Richard Gravina. 2001. "Features of a Chadic Language: The Case of Mbuko Phonology," Research Mate in African Linguistics: Focus on Cameroon. Ed. Ngessimo M. Mutaka & Sammy B. Chumbow. Köln: Rüdiger Köppe Verlag. Pages 119-132.
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