Alternate Names: Gemjek, Guemshek, Zulgo
Dialects: Gemzek (Gaduwa), Mineo (Minew), Zulgo (Zelgwa, Zoulgo, Zulgwa). Slight dialect differences between villages.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 26,000 (2002 SIL).
Language Use: If Zulgo is used in church, interpretation is not given into Gemzek. Fulfulde [fub] often used in church, but interpreted into Gemzek or Zulgo.
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: Below 1%. Literacy rate in L2: 10%. Poetry. NT: 1988–1997.
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: Cameroon
Other Comments: The Mbuko ,, Muyang ,, and Mada , languages are in the surrounding area. Christian, traditional religion.