Doyayo | |
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Dowayo | |
Region | Cameroon |
Native speakers | (15,000 cited 1994)[1] |
Niger–Congo?
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | dow |
Glottolog | doya1240 |
Person | Doowaayɔ |
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Language | Dooya̰a̰yɔ |
Doyayo (ethnonym: Dowayo) is a language of the Duru branch of Adamawa languages spoken in Cameroon.
Doyayo (Dooya̰a̰yɔ 'man's mouth'; alternatively Doowaaya̰a̰yɔ 'man's child's mouth') is spoken by the Dowayo (or Doowaayɔ 'man's child') ethnic group.