Wali language (Gur)

Wali
Waale, Waalii
Native toGhana
RegionUpper West Region, Northern Region
EthnicityWala
Native speakers
85,000 (2013)[1]
Dialects
  • Fufula
  • Yeri Waali
  • Cherii
  • Bulengee
  • Dolimi
Latin
Language codes
ISO 639-3wlx
Glottologwali1263

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]

  1. ^ Wali at Ethnologue (26th ed., 2023) Closed access icon
  2. ^ Faruk, Saeed A. (2020). Zanne fo kɔkɔre (dagaare / waale) (in Wali). Taufique and Brothers Secretarial Service.
  3. ^ Wali language (Gur) at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon
  4. ^ "Ghana Upper West Region".