Ethnologue

Ngwo

ISO 639-3

Alternate Names

Engwo, Ngwaw

Population

22,000 (2004 SIL).

Location

North West region: Momo division, Njikwa subdivision.

Language Maps

Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

Classification

Dialects

Ngwo (Miguhni, Nguni, Ngunu, Ngwaw), Konda, Basa (Bassa), Ikweri (Ekperi), Banya, Bako, Okorobi, Zang.

Language Use

All ages. Also use French [fra].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L2: 15%–25%. Dictionary.

Language Resources

Writing

Unwritten [Qaax].