Parkwa language

Chadic language spoken in Cameroon
Parkwa
Podoko
Native toCameroon
Native speakers
(30,000 cited 1993)[1]
Language family
Afro-Asiatic
Language codes
ISO 639-3pbi
Glottologpark1239

Parkwa (Parəkwa), also Podoko, is an Afro-Asiatic language of Cameroon.

The Parekwa traditionally inhabit the Parekwa massifs, located to the west and southwest of Mora, Cameroon, in the cantons of Gouvaka, Godigong, and Oudjila (Mora commune, Mayo-Sava department, Far North Region). However, like all the ethnic groups of the Mandara Mountains, the Parekwa have spread widely to the surrounding plains and towns. They number about 30,000 speakers.[2]

References

  1. ^ Parkwa at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ 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.
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