Mmuock
Mmuock (or Mmock) is the Anglicised form of Muòk (IPA: [m̩muɔk])—sometimes written as Mǒk (see next paragraph). The exonym is Bamock. Mmuock is a tribe in the West/Southwest of Cameroon. Belonging to the Bamilike ethnic group, the Mmuock tribe comprises four villages: M'mock Lelieng (Fossung ellelem), Mmuock Fossimondi (M'muockngie), Mmockmbie, and Mmuock Leteh. The first three villages are found in the English-speaking Lebialem Division in the Southwest Region of Cameroon, while Mmock Leleng lies in the french-speaking West Region.
The Mmuock tribe speaks the Mmuock (Mmock) language. Due to dialectal differences, the name of the tribe is pronounced in Mmuock-Leteh and Mmuock-Fossimondi as IPA: [m̩muɔːk], and in the other two villages as IPA: [m̩mok]. As a result, there are two Anglicised spellings: Mmuock and Mmock.
Etymology
[edit]The word Muòk (or Moòk) means fire in the Mmuock language.[1] There have been two different origin stories to the name. According to the first story, when four brothers, who later founded the four villages, separated, each was to make a fire if attacked; the smoke from the fire would alert the others. According to the second story, the name was given by the people of Bafou as a result of their inability to defeat and capture the four brothers.[2]
Names of days of the week
[edit]In the Mmuock culture, there are eight days in the week. The week days, in order, are as follow:[3]
- Ngangà (the first day)
- Mbeqgnúá (Betaâgnúá)
- Mbeqlěq
- Njϐngong (Ngong)
- Mbeqńkœó
- Njœêlekœr̄
- Fa'à
- Télǎng (Njœeláh).
The first day, Ngangè, is a public holiday and a day of rest; no manual labour is permitted. The second day is the market day.
References
[edit]- ^ Fotang, Tano (2011). The Sound of Mmuock (Vol 1: Orthography) (first ed.). Bamenda: Magnolian Publishers. ISBN 978-9956-645-17-6.
- ^ Asaah, Thomas (1980). Mmock in History. Yaounde.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ "Mmuock Week Days". Mmuock Language Society. Retrieved February 15, 2020.