Duala
Americannoun
noun
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a member of a Negroid people of W Africa living chiefly in Cameroon
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the language of this people, belonging to the Bantu group of the Niger-Congo family
Example Sentences
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Rudolf Douala Manga Bell was a Duala king in Cameroon who, alongside his wife Emily, resisted land grabs by white colonisers.
From BBC ● Apr. 12, 2018
At the crowded Duala market in the city center, food seller Mary Kolubah says business has slowed.
From BusinessWeek ● Aug. 21, 2014
Last week as the Commandant Duboc was warped in at Duala, 2,000 miles southwest of Dakar in the Cameroons, three rows of native troops and French soldiers stood at attention.
From Time Magazine Archive
As he left Duala, he narrowly missed crashing in trees.
From Time Magazine Archive
The villages of Bonaberi and Duala were particularly well defended.
From History of the World War An Authentic Narrative of the World's Greatest War by March, Francis Andrew
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