Duala language
Bantu language spoken by the Duala and Mungo peoples of Cameroon / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the Australian Aboriginal language sometimes spelt Duala, see Dhuwal language.
Duala (Duala: ɓwambo ba duālā; also spelt Douala, Diwala, Dwela, Dualla and Dwala) is a dialect cluster spoken by the Duala and Mungo peoples of Cameroon. Douala belongs to the Bantu language family, in a subgroup called Sawabantu. It is a tonal language with subject–verb–object word order. Maho (2009) treats Douala as a cluster of five languages: Douala proper, Bodiman, Oli (Ewodi, Wuri), Pongo and Mongo. He also notes a Douala-based pidgin named Jo.
Quick Facts Douala, Native to ...
Douala | |
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Duālā | |
Native to | Cameroon |
Ethnicity | Douala, Mungo |
Native speakers | (87,700 cited 1982)[1] Most speakers live in Douala, the biggest city of Cameroon, which has since grown more than four times as big. |
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-2 | dua |
ISO 639-3 | dua |
Glottolog | dual1243 Dualaolib1234 Oli-Bidiman |
A.24–26 [2] |
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