Duala language

Douala
Duālā
Native toCameroon
EthnicityDouala, 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.
Dialects
  • Duala proper
  • Bodiman
  • Oli (Ewodi, Wuri)
  • Pongo
  • Mongo (Muungo)
Language codes
ISO 639-2dua
ISO 639-3dua
Glottologdual1243  Duala
olib1234  Oli-Bidiman
A.24–26[2]
Jo
Native toCameroon
Regionaround Douala
Native speakers
None
Douala-based pidgin
Language codes
ISO 639-3None (mis)
GlottologNone
A.20A[2]

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.

  1. ^ Douala at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ a b Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online

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