Voko language

Atlantic–Congo language spoken in Cameroon From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Longto (Lɔ̀ŋtó, Lõtó[2]), or Voko (Woko), is a member of the Duru branch of Savanna languages that is spoken in Poli Subdivision of Faro Department, Cameroon.

RegionCameroon
Native speakers
(2,400 cited 1982)[1]
ISO 639-3wok
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Voko
RegionCameroon
Native speakers
(2,400 cited 1982)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3wok
Glottologlong1387
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PeopleLɔŋmó or Lõmó
LanguageLɔ̀ŋtó or Lõtó
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Names

Speakers call themselves Lɔŋmó or Lõmó, and their language Lɔ̀ŋtó or Lõtó. Voko is an exonym. They call their village Gormaya, although outsiders refer to the village as Voko. Fulfulde is the local lingua franca.[3]

Villages

Lontô is spoken by 2,400 speakers around Voko in the massifs and plains located southwest of Poli (next to Faro National Park) in Poli commune, Faro department, Northern Region.[4]

14 villages that are exclusively ethnic Longmo are Gormaya (Voko), Ouro-Kila, Delengui, Ndougouri, Longote, Paté-Petel, Paté-Manga, Ouro-Kessoum, Lenguerba, Mayo-Djarendi, Taroua, Meta-Diam, and Ngoutiri. Villages with both Longmo and Dooyaayo people are Ouro-Mbay, Salaki, and Guito.[3]

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