Duala language

Jo
Jo
Native to	Cameroon
Region	around Douala
Native speakers	None
Language family	Douala-based pidgin
Language codes
ISO 639-3	None (mis)
Glottolog	None
Guthrie code	A.20A

Douala
Douala
Duālā
Native to	Cameroon
Ethnicity	Douala, Mungo
Native speakers	(87,700 cited 1982); Most speakers live in Douala, the biggest city of Cameroon, which has since grown more than four times as big.
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Volta-Congo Benue–Congo Bantoid Southern Bantoid Bantu (Zone A) Sawabantu Duala-Limba Douala; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Dialects	Duala proper; Bodiman; Oli (Ewodi, Wuri); Pongo; Mongo (Muungo);
Language codes
ISO 639-2	dua
ISO 639-3	dua
Glottolog	dual1243 Duala; olib1234 Oli-Bidiman
Guthrie code	A.24–26

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.

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