Wali (language)
Wali | ||
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Spoken in |
Ghana | |
speaker | 138,000 (2003) | |
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Official language in | a national language | |
Language codes | ||
ISO 639 -1 |
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ISO 639 -2 |
nic (other Niger-Congo languages) |
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ISO 639-3 |
wlx |
Wali (also Waali , Wala , Ala , Ouala ) is a Ghanaian language with approx. 138,000 speakers (2003) in the northwest of Ghana .
Wali is the language of the Wala . The center of the language is Wa .
The Chakali people usually speak Wali as a second language.
Recognized dialects are Fufula, Yeri Waali, Cherii, Bulengee and Dolimi. Wali is different from Birifor and Dagaare .