Editing Duala language (section)

== Usage ==
University programs in the cities of [[Yaoundé]] and [[Douala]], as well as many local [[lycée]]s, offer classes in Duala and other local languages. Duala is also used on an unofficial ad hoc basis in other schools as a medium of primary instruction to facilitate understanding. The television channel Dan Broadcasting System airs programs in Duala. However, it has been observed that attempts to introduce Duala and other local languages into schools have received some resistance from locals, as they do not view it as helpful for socio-economic development.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Jones |first1=Mari C. |title=Policy and planning for endangered languages |date=2015 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |location=Cambridge, United Kingdom |isbn=9781107099227 |page=199}}</ref>

=== Popular culture ===
The song ''[[Soul Makossa]]'', as well as pop songs that repeated its lyrics, internationally popularized the Duala word for "(I) dance", "makossa".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.inst.at/trans/13Nr/echu13.htm |title=TRANS Nr. 13: George Echu (Yaounde): Multilingualism as a Resource: the Lexical Appropriation of Cameroon Indigenous Languages by English and French |website=Inst.at |access-date=2017-07-06}}</ref> The song ''[[Alane (song)|Alane]]'' by artist [[Wes Madiko]] is sung in Duala and reached the #1 chart position in at least 10 European countries.