Cuvok language
Afro-Asiatic language of northern Cameroon
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Cuvok (French: Tchouvok) is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in northern Cameroon.[1]
NativetoCameroon
RegionFar North Province
Native speakers
13,500 (2021)[1]Afro-Asiatic
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Chadic
- Biu–Mandara
- Wandala–Mafa
- Mafa (A.5)
- South (d)
- Cuvok
- South (d)
- Mafa (A.5)
- Wandala–Mafa
- Biu–Mandara
| Cuvok | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Cameroon |
| Region | Far North Province |
Native speakers | 13,500 (2021)[1] |
Afro-Asiatic
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | cuv |
| Glottolog | cuvo1236 |
Cuvok is spoken by about 5,000 speakers (ALCAM 1983) in and around Tchouvok, near Zamay (Mokolo commune, Mayo-Tsanaga department), Far North Region. Cuvok is about as closely related to Mefele (especially the Muhura dialect) as North Mofu is to South Mofu.[2]
Cuvok's vowel inventory only contains two phonemes: ə and a, one of the smallest of any language.[3]
