Parkwa language explained

Parkwa
Nativename:Podoko
States:Cameroon
Speakers:30,000
Date:1993
Ref:e18
Familycolor:Afro-Asiatic
Fam2:Chadic
Fam3:Biu–Mandara
Fam4:Wandala–Mafa
Fam5:Wandala (A.4)
Iso3:pbi
Glotto:park1239
Glottorefname:Parkwa

Parkwa (Parəkwa), also Podoko, is an Afro-Asiatic language of Cameroon.

The Parekwa traditionally inhabit the Parekwa massifs, located to the west and southwest of Mora, Cameroon, in the cantons of Gouvaka, Godigong, and Oudjila (Mora commune, Mayo-Sava department, Far North Region). However, like all the ethnic groups of the Mandara Mountains, the Parekwa have spread widely to the surrounding plains and towns. They number about 30,000 speakers.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Binam Bikoi. Charles. 2012. Atlas linguistique du Cameroun (ALCAM). Linguistic Atlas of Cameroon. 1: Inventaire des langues. fr. Yaoundé. CERDOTOLA. Atlas linguistique de l'Afrique centrale (ALAC). 9789956796069.