Wala

E603835

Wala is an Oceanic language variety spoken in Vanuatu, recognized as one of the dialects within the Uripiv-Wala-Rano-Atchin dialect chain.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Waala 1

Statements (25)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Austronesian language variety
Oceanic language
country Vanuatu NERFINISHED
dialectOf Uripiv-Wala-Rano-Atchin NERFINISHED
glottologClassification Oceanic > Southern Oceanic > Central Vanuatu (probable classification)
hasDialectChainWith Atchin NERFINISHED
Rano NERFINISHED
Uripiv NERFINISHED
hasTypology SVO basic word order (probable, Oceanic-typical)
isSpokenOn islands off the coast of Malekula (Vanuatu) (probable)
languageBranch Southern Oceanic languages NERFINISHED
languageFamily Austronesian languages
languageStatus minority language in Vanuatu
languageSubfamily Malayo-Polynesian languages NERFINISHED
languageSubgroup Oceanic languages NERFINISHED
locatedIn Oceania
macroArea Papunesia
partOf Uripiv-Wala-Rano-Atchin dialect chain NERFINISHED
region Malampa Province (Vanuatu) NERFINISHED
relatedTo Atchin language variety
Rano language variety
Uripiv language variety
spokenIn Vanuatu NERFINISHED
usedBy Wala-speaking community in Vanuatu
writingSystem Latin alphabet
surface form: Latin script

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Dagaare language hasDialect Wala
this entity surface form: Waala