Duala

Douala

, Duala the chief port and largest city in W Cameroon, on the Bight of Bonny: capital of the German colony of Kamerun (1901--16). Pop.: 1 980 000 (2005 est.)

Duala

(also Douala), a people of Cameroon, inhabiting the shores of the Gulf of Guinea.

The Duala are subdivided into the Mboko, Bakwari, Pongo, Wuri, and several other tribes. The Duala and the related Balundu and Bassa peoples number about 700,000 (1967 estimate). The language of the Duala is related to the northwestern branch of the Bantu linguistic family and is one of the principal languages in southern Cameroon. Although the majority of Duala are Christians, some have preserved their ancient traditional beliefs (the worship of natural forces and ancestors). Their chief occupations are agriculture (millet, manioc, cacao), the harvesting of the fruit of the oil palm, the gathering of rubber, and, on the coast, fishing. Some Duala work in enterprises in Douala and Kribi.

REFERENCE

Dugast, I. Inventaire ethnique du Sud Cameroun. [Douala] 1949.

单词	duala
释义	Duala Du·a·la D0408300 (do͝o-ä′lä) See Douala. Duala (dʊˈɑːlə; -lɑː) npl -la or -las1. (Peoples) a member of a Negroid people of W Africa living chiefly in Cameroon2. (Languages) the language of this people, belonging to the Bantu group of the Niger-Congo family Translations Duala Douala , Duala the chief port and largest city in W Cameroon, on the Bight of Bonny: capital of the German colony of Kamerun (1901--16). Pop.: 1 980 000 (2005 est.) Duala (also Douala), a people of Cameroon, inhabiting the shores of the Gulf of Guinea. The Duala are subdivided into the Mboko, Bakwari, Pongo, Wuri, and several other tribes. The Duala and the related Balundu and Bassa peoples number about 700,000 (1967 estimate). The language of the Duala is related to the northwestern branch of the Bantu linguistic family and is one of the principal languages in southern Cameroon. Although the majority of Duala are Christians, some have preserved their ancient traditional beliefs (the worship of natural forces and ancestors). Their chief occupations are agriculture (millet, manioc, cacao), the harvesting of the fruit of the oil palm, the gathering of rubber, and, on the coast, fishing. Some Duala work in enterprises in Douala and Kribi. REFERENCE Dugast, I. Inventaire ethnique du Sud Cameroun. [Douala] 1949. ThesaurusSeeDouala
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Duala

Du·a·la

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