Mmuock

Mmuock (or Mmock) is the Anglicised form of Muòk (m̩muɔk)—sometimes written as Mǒk (see next paragraph).

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.

Due to dialectal differences within Mmuock (Mmock) communities, the name of the tribe is pronounced Yemba pronunciation: [m̩muɔːk] in Mmuock-Leteh and Mmuock-Fossimondi, andYemba pronunciation: [m̩mok] in the other two villages.

The word Muòk (or Moòk) means fire in the Mmuock language.

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.