LGL ISO 639-3
Wala
Wala Autonym
A language of Solomon Islands
- ISO 639
- lgl
- Alternate Names
- Langalanga
- Autonym
- Wala
- Population
- 6,980 (1999 SIL).
- Location:
- Malaita province: west central Malaita island.
- Language Status
- 5 (Developing).
- Classification
- Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Central-Eastern Oceanic, Southeast Solomonic, Malaita-San Cristobal, Malaita, Northern
- Dialects
- None known. Lexical similarity: 56% with Kwaio [kwd]; 66% with Kwara’ae [kwf].
- Typology
- SVO.
- Language Use
- Used by all.
- Language Development
- Grammar. NT: 2008.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Wala
- Writing
- Latin script [Latn].
Also Spoken in
Map
Location: Malaita province: west central Malaita island.
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