Mbuko is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in the canton of Doulek, Méri subdivision, department of Diamaré, and also in parts of the canton of Serawa, Tokombéré subdivision, department of Mayo-Sava, in the Far North Region of Cameroon.

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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  • 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.