Wali (also Walari, Walarishe, Wele) is a
Hill Nubian
The Hill Nubian languages, also called Kordofan Nubian, are a dialect continuum of Nubian languages spoken by the Hill Nubians in the northern Nuba Mountains of Sudan.
Classification
The Hill Nubian languages are generally classified as being ...
language spoken in the northwestern
Nuba Mountains
The Nuba Mountains ( ar, جبال النوبة), also referred to as the Nuba Hills, is an area located in South Kordofan, Sudan. The area is home to a group of indigenous ethnic groups known collectively as the Nuba peoples. In the Middle Age ...
in the south of
Sudan. It is spoken by around 9,000 people 12 km northeast of
Katla. ''
Ethnologue'' reports that use of Wali is vigorous and that there are many monolingual speakers.
[ Young children speak English and Wali, but it is expected that the next generation will continue to communicate using Wali.][Krell, A. (August, 2012). Rapid Appraisal Sociolinguistic Survey Among Ama, Karko, and Wali Language Groups. DigitalResources: SIL Electronic Survey Report, 1-75. p. 16 Retrieved February 11, 2016, from http://www.armored.us/cracker/1450220722_2fd3905028/silesr2012_023.pdf (dead]
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References
Critically endangered languages
Languages of Sudan
Nubian languages
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