Vai

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A language of Liberia

ISO 639-3
vai
Alternate Names
Gallinas, Gallines, Vei, Vy
Autonym
ꕙꔤ‎ (Vai)
User Population

189,000 in Liberia (2020). Total users in all countries: 212,200.

Location

Bomi county: southwest coast; Grand Cape Mount county: coast and inland.

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Language Status

5* (Developing).

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

None known. Different from Kono [kno] of Sierra Leone.

Typology

SOV.

Language Use

Also use Gola [gol]. Also use Liberian English [lir]. Also use Mende [men].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L2: 10%. Grammar. NT: 2002.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Vai
Writing

Latin script [Latn]. Vai script [Vaii], primary usage.

Other Comments

Muslim, traditional religion.

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