Longa in Cameroon

The Longa have only been reported in Cameroon
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Introduction / History

Longto is the name of the language used by the Longmo people group. They are located in Poli Subdivision about one hour West of Poli by road. There are seventeen villages stretching for twenty five kilometers along a road running north to south. They have also been known by the name Voko, still carried by the main town of the Longto people, which they refer to as Gormaya.

All of them claim to be Muslim. There is one church, a Lutheran church in Voko, none of whose members belong to the language group. Only outsiders, civil servants, attend the services. The greater part of the population speaks Fulfulde as a second language. Only a limited few have any comprehension of French, even though it is the language of the school system. Some of the young people are beginning to make French their second language rather than Fulfulde. Arabic is used for prayers and for instruction in the Koranic schools.

There are two schools, a clinic, and a police station in Voko. No language development has been initiated, except for a Longto-French dictionary written twenty-five years ago, but nowhere to be found. They do, however, organize fund-raising for community projects on a regular basis. The climate is hot and dry, and the terrain mostly plains. The geography increases in elevation toward Poli, with mountains and some rocky areas. Vegetation is primarily savannah and scrub trees. Everything turns a beautiful green during the rainy season.


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Scripture Prayers for the Woko, Longa in Cameroon.


Profile Source:   Anonymous  

People Name General Woko
People Name in Country Woko, Longa
Natural Name Longa
Alternate Names Gobeyo; Longa
Population this Country 7,600
Population all Countries 7,600
Total Countries 1
Indigenous Yes
Progress Scale 1
Unreached Yes
Frontier People Group No
GSEC 4  (per PeopleGroups.org)
Pioneer Workers Needed 1
People ID 15411
ROP3 Code 110853
ROP25 Code 308818
ROP25 Name Woko
Country Cameroon
Region Africa, West and Central
Continent Africa
10/40 Window No
National Bible Society Website
Persecution Rank 45  (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking)
Location in Country North region: Faro division, Poli subdivision, southwest of Poli to Faro Reserve, Voko area.   Source:  Ethnologue 2016
Country Cameroon
Region Africa, West and Central
Continent Africa
10/40 Window No
National Bible Society Website
Persecution Rank 45  (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking)
Location in Country North region: Faro division, Poli subdivision, southwest of Poli to Faro Reserve, Voko area..   Source:  Ethnologue 2016

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Primary Religion: Islam
Major Religion Percent
Buddhism
0.00 %
Christianity  (Evangelical 1.00 %)
2.00 %
Ethnic Religions
0.00 %
Hinduism
0.00 %
Islam
98.00 %
Non-Religious
0.00 %
Other / Small
0.00 %
Unknown
0.00 %
Primary Language Longto (7,600 speakers)
Language Code wok   Ethnologue Listing
Language Written Unknown
Total Languages 1
Primary Language Longto (7,600 speakers)
Language Code wok   Ethnologue Listing
Total Languages 1
People Groups Speaking Longto

Primary Language:  Longto

Bible Translation Status:  Translation Needed

Resource Type Resource Name Source
None reported  
Profile Source Anonymous 
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