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Longto (Lɔ̀ŋtó, Lõtó[2]), or Voko (Woko), is a member of the Duru branch of Savanna languages that is spoken in Poli Subdivision of Faro Department, Cameroon.

Longto
Voko
RegionCameroon
Native speakers
(2,400 cited 1982)[1]
Language family
Niger–Congo?
  • Atlantic–Congo
    • Leko–Nimbari
      • Duru
        • Longto
Language codes
ISO 639-3wok
Glottologlong1387
PeopleLɔŋmó or Lõmó
LanguageLɔ̀ŋtó or Lõtó

Names


Speakers call themselves Lɔŋmó or Lõmó, and their language Lɔ̀ŋtó or Lõtó. Voko is an exonym. They call their village Gormaya, although outsiders refer to the village as Voko. Fulfulde is the local lingua franca.[3]


Villages


Lontô is spoken by 2,400 speakers around Voko in the massifs and plains located southwest of Poli (next to Faro National Park) in Poli commune, Faro department, Northern Region.[4]

14 villages that are exclusively ethnic Longmo are Gormaya (Voko), Ouro-Kila, Delengui, Ndougouri, Longote, Paté-Petel, Paté-Manga, Ouro-Kessoum, Lenguerba, Mayo-Djarendi, Taroua, Meta-Diam, and Ngoutiri. Villages with both Longmo and Dooyaayo people are Ouro-Mbay, Salaki, and Guito.[3]


References


  1. Longto at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. Kleinewillinghöfer, Ulrich. 2012. Lexique Lɔ̀ŋtó-Français avec un index Français-Lɔ̀ŋtó. Lamido de Voko le Comite de Developpement du Lamidat de Voko et le Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (Communaute Allemande de la Recherche Scientifique).
  3. Scott Westermann and Annette Westermann. 2001. A Rapid Appraisal Survey of Longto ALCAM [301]: Rapid Appraisal May 2001, Poli Subdivision, Faro Division, North Province, Cameroon.
  4. Binam Bikoi, Charles, ed. (2012). Atlas linguistique du Cameroun (ALCAM) [Linguistic Atlas of Cameroon]. Atlas linguistique de l'Afrique centrale (ALAC) (in French). Vol. 1: Inventaire des langues. Yaoundé: CERDOTOLA. ISBN 9789956796069.

На других языках

[de] Longto

Die Sprache Longto (ISO 639-3: wok[1]; auch boko, gobeyo, longa, longbo, lonto, voko, woko) ist eine Niger-Kongo-Sprache aus der Gruppe der Adamaua-Sprachen und wird von insgesamt 2.400 Personen[2] in der Kameruner Provinz Nord gesprochen.
- [en] Voko language


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