Gvoko language

Gvoko
Native toNigeria, Cameroon
RegionBorno State; Far North Province
Native speakers
(21,000 cited 1990)
Afro-Asiatic
Language codes
ISO 639-3ngs
ngs
Glottologgvok1239

Gvoko (also known as Gevoko, Ghboko, Gavoko, Kuvoko, Ngossi, Ngoshi, Ngoshe-Ndhang, Ngweshe-Ndaghan, Ngoshe Sama, Nggweshe) is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Borno State, Nigeria and Far North Province, Cameroon.

In Cameroon, Gevoko is spoken in the village of Ngossi, on the border with Nigeria, north of Tourou (Mokolo arrondissement, Mayo-Tsanaga department). It is mainly spoken in Nigeria.