Wala

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A language of Solomon Islands

ISO 639-3
lgl
Alternate Names
Langalanga
Population

6,980 (1999 SIL).

Location

West central Malaita island.

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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

All ages.

Language Development
Grammar. NT: 2008.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Wala
Writing

Latin script [Latn].