Also Known As:
Logone, Lagwan Kotoko, Kotoko-Logone, Logone-Birni Kotoko, Lagwane, Lagouane
Dialects & Varieties
- Logone-Gana
- Logone-Birni
- Affade
Phonology of Lagwan (Logone-Birni Kotoko)
Joy Naomi Ruff. Phonology of Lagwan (Logone-Birni Kotoko). PhD thesis, SIL Cameroon, 2005. Online: http://silcam.org/languages/languagepage.php?languageid=143.
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10,000
Native Speakers Worldwide
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Cameroon; Chad; Nigeria
Location Description
"[Spoken in the] Logone-et-Chari department of the Far North province of Cameroon. Lagwan is the name of the language spoken by the Kotoko in Logone-Birni and the area north of Waza National Park, from the banks of the Logone River to the Nigerian border (Dieu et al 1983:93). Consequently, as well as being the language of a number of villages in Cameroon, the language area extends to a number of villages in Chad and one in Nigeria."
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