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Oku

A language of Cameroon

ISO 639-3: oku

Population	40,000 (1991 SIL).
Region	North West Province, Bui Division, west Jakiri Subdivision, Mt. Oku and Lake Oku area.
Language map	Southwestern Cameroon, Enlarged Area, reference number 138
Alternate names	Bvukoo, Ebkuo, Ekpwo, Kuo, Ukfwo, Uku
Classification	Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Wide Grassfields, Narrow Grassfields, Ring, Center
Language development	Literacy rate in L2: 5%–15%. Bible portions: 1999.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	Distinct from Kuo which is Adamawa [fub].

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

BLOOD, Cynthia L.; DAVIS, Leslie, compilers. 1999. Oku-English provisional lexicon.  

BLOOD, Cynthia, author. 1999. The Oku noun class system.  

DAVIS, Leslie, author. 1992. A segmental phonology of the Oku language.  

DAVIS, Leslie, author. 1997. Tone in the Oku noun and verb.  

Vernacular Publications

Chuŋ ghene ǝmtɛm mɛ. 1995.

Dianè Ghone Әbkuo. 2010.

Fáa háŋa sąwpùu zɔ̀ɓi hą léɗ ká ɓíl púɔ. 1993.

Ghɛsen yiɛke se jaŋ Əblam Əbkuo 2. 1999.

Nwaale ǝmngaan mǝ ǝbkuo 1. 1998.

Nwaale ɛybekte ǝbfua 1. 2000.

Se yɛ jaŋ gese nyake Əblam Əbkuo. 2003.