Gvoko

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A language of Nigeria

ISO 639-3
ngs
Alternate Names
Gavoko, Ghboko, Gәvoko, Kuvoko, Nggweshe, Ngoshe Sama, Ngoshi, Ngossi, Ngweshe-Ndaghang, Ngweshe-Ndhang
User Population

20,000 in Nigeria (1990). Total users in all countries: 21,000.

Location

Adamawa state: Michika LGA; Borno state: Gwoza LGA.

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Language Status

6a* (Vigorous).

Classification
Afro-Asiatic, Chadic, Biu-Mandara, A, A.4, Mandara Proper, Glavda
Dialects

None known. Related to Glavda [glw] and Guduf [gdf]. High level of intelligibility with Hdi [xed] as a result of contact. Lexical similarity: 68% with Hdi [xed], 64% with Dghwede [dgh] and Vemgo-Mabas [vem], 61% with Lamang [hia], 59%–61% with Guduf-Gava [gdf], 53% with Cineni [cie], and 51% with Glavda [glw] (Hamm 2004a).

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Gvoko
Writing

Unwritten [Qaax].

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