Moloko language
Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Cameroon / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Moloko (Məlokwo) is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in northern Cameroon.[1]
Moloko | |
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Məlokwo | |
Native to | Cameroon |
Region | Far North Province |
Native speakers | (8,500 cited 1992)[1] |
Afro-Asiatic
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | mlw |
Glottolog | molo1266 |
ELP | Baka (Far North Region, Cameroon) |
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The highly endangered Baka is either a dialect or a closely related language.[2]
The Melokwo (8,500 speakers)[1] traditionally inhabit the Moloko massif, an inselberg isolated in the plain, east of the Mandara Mountains, between the Mayo-Mangafé River and Mayo-Ranéo River. They live in the village of Mokyo and the surrounding areas of Makalingay canton, Tokombéré arrondissement, Mayo-Sava department.[3]
According to local oral history, the Moloko communities are made up of three distinct ethnic groups, rather than a singular one. During the Fulani invasions of the 19th century, these groups sought refuge near the Moloko mountain, where they would eventually come to speak the same language.[2]