Doyayo language

Doyayo
Dowayo
RegionCameroon
Native speakers
(15,000 cited 1994)[1]
Dialects
  • Sewe
Language codes
ISO 639-3dow
Glottologdoya1240
PersonDoowaayɔ
LanguageDooya̰a̰yɔ

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.

  1. ^ Doyayo at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon