Ngwo

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A language of Cameroon

ISO 639-3
ngn
Alternate Names
Engwo, Ngwaw
User Population

22,000 (2004 SIL).

Location

North West region: Momo division, Njikwa subdivision.

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Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

Classification
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Wide Grassfields, Narrow Grassfields, Momo
Dialects

Ngwo (Miguhni, Nguni, Ngunu, Ngwaw), Konda, Basa (Bassa), Ikweri (Ekperi), Banya, Bako, Okorobi, Zang.

Language Use

Used by all. Some also use English [eng], as language of public education. Also use French [fra].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L2: 15%–25%. Dictionary.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Ngwo
Writing

Unwritten [Qaax].