| 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 (French:Tchouvok) is anAfro-Asiatic language spoken in northernCameroon.[1]
Cuvok is spoken by about 5,000 speakers (ALCAM 1983) in and aroundTchouvok, nearZamay (Mokolo commune,Mayo-Tsanaga department), Far North Region. Cuvok is about as closely related toMefele (especially the Muhura dialect) asNorth Mofu is toSouth Mofu.[2]
Cuvok'svowel inventory only contains twophonemes:ə anda, one of the smallest of any language.[3]
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