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Chakali

A language of Ghana

ISO 639-3cli

Population  6,000 (2003 GILLBT).
Region  East of Wa; Ducie village largest.
Language map  Ghana, reference number 16
Dialects  Lexical similarity: is 62% with Tampulma [tpm], 68% with Vagla [vag].
Classification  Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, North, Gur, Central, Southern, Grusi, Western
Language use  Home. In Tuasa, only older people; in other villages children also use it. Chakali seem to accept the Wali language, but do not approve of it being used in their homes. Also use Wali [wlx].
Comments  Muslim, traditional religion, Christian.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

HATFIELD, Deborah H.; KLUGE, Angela; TOMPKINS, Barbara, authors. 2002. "Sociolinguistic survey of the Chakali language area."  Available online