Wali language (Gur)
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| Wali | |
|---|---|
| Waale, Waalii | |
| Native to | Ghana |
| Region | Upper West Region, Northern Region |
| Ethnicity | Wala |
Native speakers | 85,000 (2013)[1] |
| Dialects |
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| Latin | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | wlx |
| Glottolog | wali1263 |
Wali (Waale,[2] Waalii[3]) is a Mabia or Gur language of Ghana that is spoken mainly in and nearby the town of Wa, the capital town of the Upper West Region, Ghana. In the Upper West Region, there are two predominant ethnic groups, the Mole Dagbon (75.7%) and the Grusi (18.4%). The Wala (16.3%) of the Mole Dagbon and the Sissala (16%) of the Grusi are the major subgroupings in the region.[4]
References
- ↑ Wali at Ethnologue (26th ed., 2023) Closed access icon
- ↑ Faruk, Saeed A. (2020). Zanne fo kɔkɔre (dagaare / waale) (in wlx). Taufique and Brothers Secretarial Service.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ Wali language (Gur) at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon
- ↑ "Ghana Upper West Region".
External links
- English–Waalii Dictionary, published by SIL
