Nyokon

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A language of Cameroon

ISO 639-3
nvo
Alternate Names
Fung, Hung, Ni Nyo’o, Nyo’on
User Population

3,900 (Guthrie and Tucker 1956).

Location

Centre region: Mbam-and-Inoubou division, Makénéné subdivision, Nyokon.

Language Maps
Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

Classification
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Northwest, A, Basaa (A.45)
Dialects

None known. Reportedly similar to Tunen [tvu], Nomaande [lem], and Tuotomb [ttf].

Language Use

Used by all. Most also use French [fra].

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Nyokon
Writing

Unwritten [Qaax].

Other Comments

Nyokon is the French [fra] version of the local name. The term is accepted by the speakers as the label used in French. It is also the official name of the town where the language is spoken. There is not yet a standardized way to write the autonym. Christian.