Duala

Bantu language spoken in Cameroon

Languagenatural language modern languageQ33013

Also known as Dwela language · Dualla language · Diwala language · Douala language · Dwala language · Duala language

Subclass of: Sawabantu
Script: Latin script
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Sources
1.Stated in Ethnologue
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Indigenous to: Littoral
, West
, South

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Duala is a dialect cluster spoken by the Duala and Mungo peoples of Cameroon. Duala 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 Duala as a cluster of five languages: Duala proper, Bodiman, Oli, Pongo and Mongo. He also notes a Duala-based pidgin named Jo.

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36 statements · 33% with external sources · numbers in brackets are citations

Linguistic typology: subject–verb–object
Ethnologue language status: 3 Wider Communication
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1.Stated in Ethnologueethnologue.com/language/duaRetrieved 2019-05-10
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Country: Cameroon
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1.“ScriptSource - Cameroon”scriptsource.org/country/CMRetrieved 2023-08-21
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Wikimedia language code: dua

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