Doyayo language

Person	Doo²waa²³yɔ¹
Language	Doo²³ya̰a̰¹yɔ¹

Doyayo
Doyayo
Dowayo
Region	Cameroon
Native speakers	(15,000 cited 1994)
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Leko–Nimbari Duru Vere–Dowayo Doyayo; ; ; ; ;
Dialects	Sewe;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	dow
Glottolog	doya1240

Doyayo (ethnonym: Dowayo) is a language of the Duru branch of Adamawa languages spoken in Cameroon.

Doyayo (Doo²³ya̰a̰¹yɔ¹ 'man's mouth'; alternatively Doo²waa²³ya̰a̰¹yɔ¹ 'man's child's mouth') is spoken by the Dowayo (or Doo²waa²³yɔ¹ 'man's child') ethnic group.

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