Nyokon
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A language of Cameroon
ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
Fung, Hung, Ni Nyo’o, Nyo’on
Population
3,900 (Guthrie and Tucker 1956).
Location
Centre region: Mbam-and-Inoubou division, Makénéné subdivision, Nyokon.
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Language Status
6a (Vigorous).
Classification
Language Use
Used by all. Also use French [fra].
Language Resources
Writing
Unwritten [Qaax].
Nyokon is the French [fra] version of the local name. The term is accepted by the speakers as the label used in French. It is also the official name of the town where the language is spoken. There is not yet a standardized way to write the autonym. Christian.