DOWAYO People

The Dowayo or Doyayo are an ethnic group living today in and around Poli in the Department of Benue in northen Cameroon.

They are part of the Adamawa-Ubangi people cluster within the Sub-Saharan African affinity bloc. Their language is part of the Adawama-Eastern family, which is part of the larger Niger-Congo group. Most Dowayos are farmers who raise guinea corn, peanuts, cotton, and kapok.