Doyayo language
Doyayo (ethnonym: Dowayo) is a language of the Duru branch of Adamawa languages spoken in Cameroon.
| Doyayo | |
|---|---|
| Dowayo | |
| Region | Cameroon |
Native speakers | (18,000 cited 1985)[1] |
Niger–Congo
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| Dialects |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | dow |
| Glottolog | doya1240 |
| Person | Doo²waa²³yɔ¹ |
|---|---|
| Language | Doo²³ya̰a̰¹yɔ¹ |
Doyayo (Doo²³ya̰a̰¹yɔ¹ 'man's mouth'; alternatively Doo²waa²³ya̰a̰¹yɔ¹ 'man's child's mouth') is spoken by the Dowayo (or Doo²waa²³yɔ¹ 'man's child') ethnic group.
Dialects
Doyayo dialects are:[2]
- Markɛ (spoken in the northwestern plains)
- Tɛ̰ɛ̰rɛ of Poli
- Southern Tɛ̰ɛ̰rɛ (spoken in the mountains to the south)
- Sewe (Séwé)
(Note that there are two distinct Tɛ̰ɛ̰rɛ dialects.)
Blench (2004) considers the Sewe dialect to be a separate language, no more closely related to Dowayo than to Koma and Vere.
References
- Doyayo at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
- Kleinewillinghöfer, Ulrich (2015). Doyayo.
- Roger Blench, 2004. List of Adamawa languages (ms)
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