Kuo language

Kuo (Koh) is an Mbum language of northern Cameroon and southern Chad.

Kuo
Koh
Native to	Cameroon, Chad
Native speakers	21,000 (2024)
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Mbum–Day Mbum Central Mbum Koh–Sakpu Kuo
Language codes
ISO 639-3	xuo
Glottolog	kuoo1238

Distribution

Kuo, like Kali, is spoken in scattered areas of the eastern part of Vina department (Mbe and eastern Ngaoundéré communes) and in Mbere department (Meiganga commune) in the Adamawa Region. In the Eastern Region, it is spoken in the northern part of Lom-et-Djerem department (Garoua-Boulaï and Bétaré-Oya communes). It is spoken by 2,975 people.^[1]

1. 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.