Swo language

"Swo" redirects here. For other uses, see SWO.

Not to be confused with So language.

Swo is a Bantu language of the Akonolinga area,^[3] Cameroon. Spellings of the name are quite variable, including So, Sso, Shwo, and Fo. One dialect has been influenced by Beti.

Swo
So
Native to	Cameroon
Native speakers	(9,000 cited 1992)[1]
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Benue–Congo Bantu (Zone A) Makaa–Njem + Kako (A.80–90) Ndzem–Bomwali Makaa Swo
Language codes
ISO 639-3	sox
Glottolog	soca1235
Guthrie code	A.82[2]

Demographics

Swo or Só is spoken east of Akonolinga town in the entire eastern part of Akonolinga commune (in Melan-et-Emvane canton, Nyong-et-Mfoumou department, Central Region). There are also some speakers in Messamena commune. Swo speakers are surrounded by the Beti-Fang (Mvele, Omvang, Ewondo). Swo is transitional between Beti-Fang and Meka. There were 9,000 speakers in 1992 (SIL 1992).^[4]