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ISO 639-3 · duadua
Niger–Congo family

Duala

Duala is a language of the Sawabantu branch (Niger–Congo), spoken in Cameroon. Wikidata describes it as “Bantu language spoken in Cameroon”.

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Wikidata recordGlottolog
At a glance
ISO 639-3
dua
Glottocode
dual1243
Wikipedia
20 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
1scripts
9levels in the tree
3EGIDS level

Facts

NameDuala
Also calledDwela language, Dualla language, Diwala language, Douala language, Dwala language
Written inLatin script

Vitality

EGIDS 3 Wider Communication3

Institutional. Used in government, education and media — EGIDS 0 to 4.

Other languages at this level
family tree

From Niger–Congo to Duala

The branches above Duala, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.

1142Niger–Congofamily1061Atlantic–Congobranch910Volta–Congobranch695Benue–Congobranch549Bantoidbranch534Southern Bantoidbranch458Bantubranch46Northwest Bantubranch6SawabantubranchduaDualalanguage
where it is spoken

Countries

Cameroon243 languages in the index

Also spoken in Cameroon

engEnglishIndo-European · 1.13 bn0 · InternationalfraFrenchIndo-European · 285.4 m0 · InternationalhauHausaAfroasiatic · 43.9 m2 · ProvincialkauKanuriNilo-Saharan · 15 mkncCentral KanuriNilo-Saharan · 9.3 m3 · Wider CommunicationshuChadian Arabicunclassified · 2.6 m3 · Wider CommunicationwesCameroon Pidginunclassified · 2 m3 · Wider CommunicationbumBuluNiger–Congo · 860,0003 · Wider CommunicationfanFangNiger–Congo · 858,0003 · Wider CommunicationewoEwondoNiger–Congo · 578,0003 · Wider Communication