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Douala (also spelled "Duala Diwala, Dwela, Dualla, and Dwala) is a dialect cluster spoken by the Duala and Mungo peoples of Cameroon. The song "Soul Makossa", as well as pop songs that repeated its lyrics, internationally popularized the Duala word for "(I) dance", "makossa". The song Alane by artist Wes Madiko is sung in Duala and reached #1 position in over 9 European countries.
Douala belongs to the Bantu language family, in a subgroup called Sawabantu. Maho (2009) treats Douala as a cluster of five languages: Douala proper, Bodiman, Oli (Ewodi, Wuri), Pongo, and Mongo. He also notes a Douala-based pidgin named Jo.
The Jesus Film - Duala / Diwala / Douala / Dualla / Dwala / Dwela / Sawa Language
STABAT - Coco MBASSI - a prayer song in duala language.
Words of Life Douala (Duala) People/Language Movie Trailer
Douala Language Quiz Android Version by Resulam
Words of Life Duala: Mongo (Duala) People/Language Movie Trailer
Longè lam - my life (by Bebe Manga) : chant + lyrics en duala
[okabol.com] True Sawa Stories: Dora Decca (duala, with english subtitles)
C A M TV from Cameroon (Douala) in french language
Five little ducks went swimming one day - Kevin Duala
Wes - Alane