Mbuko is an

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language spoken in the canton of Doulek, Méri subdivision, department of Diamaré, and also in parts of the canton of Serawa,

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subdivision, department of

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, in the Far North Region of

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. The Mbuko (6,700 speakers) traditionally inhabit the Mbuko massif, located east of Meri. They also live in the neighbouring plain of Mayo-Ranéo (in the canton of Doulek, arrondissement of Meri, department of Diamaré, Far North Region).

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References

English-Mbuko/French-Mbuko dictionaries on project DAGBO by Jolome
* Richard Gravina. 2001. "Features of a Chadic Language: The Case of Mbuko Phonology," ''Research Mate in African Linguistics: Focus on Cameroon''. Ed. Ngessimo M. Mutaka & Sammy B. Chumbow. Köln: Rüdiger Köppe Verlag. Pages 119-132. Biu-Mandara languages Languages of Cameroon {{BiuMandara-lang-stub