Alternate Names: Diwala, Douala, Dualla, Dwala, Dwela, Sawa
Dialects: Bodiman, Mungo (Mongo, Mungu, Muungo), Oli (Ewodi, Koli, Ouri, Uli, Wouri, Wuri), Pongo. Related to Malimba ,.
Status Notes: There are a number of centers which teach Duala. It became a LWC due to its size and location. It has been used in the church for over a century.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 87,700 (1982 SIL). L2 users: Used by an estimated 2,000,000 people in the city of Douala as either an L1 or an L2 (2013 SIL).
Language Use: Also use French [fra]. Used as L2 by Bafaw-Balong [bwt], Bakaka [bqz], Bubia [bbx], Isu [szv], Malimba [mzd], Mokpwe [bri].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%. Radio programs. Dictionary. Grammar. Bible: 1872–1970.
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: Cameroon
Other Comments: Christian.