Nyokon

NVO

vigorous

Alternate Names: Fung, Hung, Ni Nyo’o, Nyo’on

Dialects: None known. Reportedly similar to Tunen ,, Nomaande ,, and Tuotomb ,.

Genealogy:

Niger-Congo
Atlantic-Congo
Volta-Congo
Benue-Congo
Bantoid
Southern
Narrow Bantu
Northwest
A
Basaa (A.45)

Demographics: 3,900 (Guthrie and Tucker 1956).

Language Use: All ages. Also use French [fra].

Writing System: Unwritten

Nation of Origin: Cameroon

Other Comments: Nyokon is the French , version of the local name. The term is accepted by the speakers as the label used in French. It is also the official name of the town where the language is spoken. There is not yet a standardized way to write the autonym. Christian.