| 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 orGur language ofGhana that is spoken mainly in and nearby the town ofWa, the capital town of theUpper 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.
The people of Wa are believed to have migrated from The Ancient Mali to settle in today's Wa, the western part of the Upper Region of Ghana.[4]
Wali is written in theLatin alphabet using three orthographies: by theGhana Institute of Languages, by theGhana Institute of Linguistics, Literacy and Bible Translation (GILLBT), and by theBaptist Mid-Missions.[5] The Baptist Mid-Missions system uses the basic alphabet with the addition of the apostrophe to mark different vowel quality, and the other two systems use the special letters ε, ɩ, ɔ, ʋ, and ŋ.
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