Vai

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A language of Liberia

ISO 639-3
vai
Alternate Names
Gallinas, Gallines, Vei, Vy
Population

104,000 in Liberia (2006). Population total all countries: 119,500.

Location

West, Grand Cape Mount County. Also in Sierra Leone.

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Language Status

5 (Developing).

Classification
Niger-Congo, Mande, Western, Central-Southwestern, Central, Manding-Jogo, Manding-Vai, Vai-Kono
Dialects

Different from Kono [kno] of Sierra Leone.

Typology

SOV

Language Use

Some also use English [eng], Mende [men], or Gola [gol].

Language Development
Literacy rate in L2: 10%. Grammar. NT: 2002.
Writing
Latin script. Vai script, primary usage.
Other Comments

Muslim, traditional religion, Christian.

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