Wala

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A language of Solomon Islands

Alternate Names

Langalanga

Wala

User Population

6,980 (1999 SIL).

Malaita province: west central Malaita island.

Language Maps

Solomon Islands

Language Status

5 (Developing).

Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Central-Eastern Oceanic, Southeast Solomonic, Malaita-San Cristobal, Malaita, Northern

None known. Lexical similarity: 56% with Kwaio [kwd]; 66% with Kwara’ae [kwf].

SVO.

Used by all.

Language Development

Grammar. NT: 2008.

Language Resources

OLAC resources in and about Wala

Latin script [Latn].