Swo language
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| Swo | |
|---|---|
| So | |
| Native to | Cameroon |
Native speakers | (9,000 cited 1992)[1] |
Niger–Congo?
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | sox |
| Glottolog | soca1235 |
A.82[2] | |
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Swo is a Bantu language of the Akonolinga area,[3] Cameroon. Spellings of the name are quite variable, including So, Sso, Shwo, and Fo. One dialect has been influenced by Beti.
Demographics
[edit | edit source]Swo or Só is spoken east of Akonolinga town in the entire eastern part of Akonolinga commune (in Melan-et-Emvane canton, Nyong-et-Mfoumou department, Central Region). There are also some speakers in Messamena commune. Swo speakers are surrounded by the Beti-Fang (Mvele, Omvang, Ewondo). Swo is transitional between Beti-Fang and Meka. There were 9,000 speakers in 1992 (SIL 1992).[4]
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Swo at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
- ^ Bryan, Margaret Arminel, compiler, The Bantu Languages of Africa, Oxford University Press, 1959.
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