duaTechnical information about ISO 639 language code dua
The table below provides technical details for the Duala language, designated by the dua code from the ISO 639-2 standard.
| Code |
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| Standard | |
| Name | Duala |
| Text direction | Left-to-Right |
| Language varieties | Duala (proper)BodimanJebale |
| Related languages | MalimbaBankonBakokoMungo |
| Key facts | Acts as a coastal trade language and lingua francaFirst written texts were produced by Basel missionaries in the late 19th centuryUses a tonal orthography that marks high and low tones with accent marksGrammar has six noun-class pairs typical of Bantu languagesVocabulary has supplied loanwords to Cameroonian Pidgin English and Camfranglais |
| Sample phrase | Mbólɔ, wáa wé? |
| Character encodings | |
| Supported in Localizely |
The Duala language, identified by the code dua, falls under the 'Individual' category in terms of its scope and is classified as 'Living' by its type.
dua-CM – Duala (Cameroon)
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