Parkwa language

Parkwa (Parəkwa), also Podoko, is an Afro-Asiatic language of Cameroon.

Parkwa
Podoko
Native to	Cameroon
Native speakers	(30,000 cited 1993)[1]
Language family	Afro-Asiatic Chadic Biu–Mandara Wandala–Mafa Wandala (A.4) Parkwa
Language codes
ISO 639-3	pbi
Glottolog	park1239

The Parekwa traditionally inhabit the Parekwa massifs, located to the west and southwest of Mora, Cameroon, in the cantons of Gouvaka, Godigong, and Oudjila (Mora commune, Mayo-Sava department, Far North Region). However, like all the ethnic groups of the Mandara Mountains, the Parekwa have spread widely to the surrounding plains and towns. They number about 30,000 speakers.^[2]