VAI ISO 639-3
Vai
ꕙꔤ (Vai) Autonym
A language of Liberia
- ISO 639
- vai
- Alternate Names
- Gallinas, Gallines, Vei, Vy
- Autonym
- ꕙꔤ (Vai)
- Population
- 189,000 in Liberia (2020). Total users in all countries: 212,200.
- Location:
- Bomi county: southwest coast; Grand Cape Mount county: coast and inland.
- Language Status
- 5* (Developing).
- Classification
- Niger-Congo, Mande, Western, Central-Southwestern, Central, Manding-Jogo, Manding-Vai, Vai-Kono
- Dialects
- None known. Different from Kono [kno] of Sierra Leone.
- Typology
- SOV.
- Language Use
- Also use Gola [gol]. Also use Liberian English [lir]. Also use Mende [men].
- Language Development
- Literacy rate in L2: 10%. Grammar. NT: 2002.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Vai
- Writing
- Latin script [Latn]. Vai script [Vaii], primary usage.
- Other Comments
- Muslim, traditional religion.
Also Spoken in
- Location
- Southern province: Pujehun district, south corner.
- Language Status
- 5 (Developing)
- Other Comments
- Muslim. View other languages of Sierra Leone
Language Name
Vai
User Population
23,200 in Sierra Leone (2019).
Map
Location: Bomi county: southwest coast; Grand Cape Mount county: coast and inland.
Size and Vitality
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