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ALSO KNOWN AS		Walari, Walarishe, Nubian (Hill), Ajang
CLASSIFICATION		Nubian
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		wll
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MORE RESOURCES		OLAC search
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS		Karko [kko] and Wali speakers often identify themselves as speaking the same language, called Ajang... the term 'Ajang' is used among several Nuba Mountain languages of the Nubian group to refer to their common identity. (Krell 2012)

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Information from: “Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16th Edition (2009)” . M. Paul Lewis · SIL International

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
9,000
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
Some monolinguals exist.

DATE OF INFO: 2007

PLACES: Sudan;

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: North, Wali Hills, south of Karko Hills.

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
487
Native speakers worldwide

Threatened

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
~9,000
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
"There are reportedly 9,000 people living in Wali. It is likely that most or all of them
are speaking Wali."

DOMAINS OF USE

TRANSMISSION

MORE ON VITALITY

"The Wali language seems to be actively used in many domains. Children who have not entered school use it when playing together. The young people mostly speak English and Wali. Children and young people speak Wali correctly, as it should be spoken. The men and women mostly converse in Wali, as do people working together. When people from Wali meet each other in the closest city or town, they speak Wali. It is expected that children of the next generation will also continue to communicate using Wali. The reason given for the people of Wali to continue speaking their mother tongue was: 'It is our language.' .. Wali is a vital language with no indication of language shift. "

OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY

Sudanese Arabic; English

LANGUAGE CONTEXT COMMENTS

"Many people in Wali are reportedly able to read Arabic, and many are reportedly able to read English."

PLACES: Sudan

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
487
Native speakers worldwide

Ethnic population
6,454

DATE OF INFO: 1955-1956

PLACES: Sudan

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Nuba Mountains

	3rd	2010	Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger				UNESCO Publishing	Paris	http://www.unesco.org/culture/en/endangeredlanguages/atlas	Christopher Moseley (ed.)	Moseley, Christopher (ed.). 2010. Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger, 3rd edn. http://www.unesco.org/culture/en/endangeredlanguages/atlas. (03 June, 2011.)	ll_pub		487		100-999					Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)						11.9372, 29.3005
Afrikanistische Arbeitspapiere (AAP), Sondernummer 1991		1991	Loan Word Evidence from the Nuba Mountains: Kordofan Nubian and the Nyimang Group	Ägypten im Afro-orientalischen Kontext. Aufsätze zur Archäologie, Geschichte und Sprache eines unbegrenzten Raumes: Gedenkschrift Peter Behrens	249-269	Daniela Mendel and Ulrike Claudi	Inst. für Afrikanistik, Univ. zu Köln			Franz Rottland and Angelika Jakobi	Franz Rottland and Angelika Jakobi. 1991. "Loan Word Evidence From the Nuba Mountains: Kordofan Nubian and the Nyimang Group." In Ägypten im Afro-orientalischen Kontext. Aufsätze zur Archäologie, Geschichte und Sprache eines unbegrenzten Raumes: Gedenkschrift Peter Behrens, edited by Daniela Mendel and Ulrike Claudi. 249-269. Inst. für Afrikanistik, Univ. zu Köln.	EBALL	6,454		1955-1956										Sudan	Nuba Mountains	11.958723,29.404449
		2012	Rapid Appraisal Sociolinguistic Survey Among Ama, Karko, and Wali Language Groups				SIL		http://www.sil.org/silesr/2012/silesr2012-023_ESR_357_final.pdf	Amy Krell	Amy Krell. 2012. "Rapid Appraisal Sociolinguistic Survey Among Ama, Karko, and Wali Language Groups." SIL. Online: http://www.sil.org/silesr/2012/silesr2012-023_ESR_357_final.pdf.			~9,000		1000-9999	"There are reportedly 9,000 people living in Wali. It is likely that most or all of them are speaking Wali."	Sudanese Arabic; English	"Many people in Wali are reportedly able to read Arabic, and many are reportedly able to read English."	Many	Threatened (80 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	11	"The Wali language seems to be actively used in many domains. Children who have not entered school use it when playing together. The young people mostly speak English and Wali. Children and young people speak Wali correctly, as it should be spoken. The men and women mostly converse in Wali, as do people working together. When people from Wali meet each other in the closest city or town, they speak Wali. It is expected that children of the next generation will also continue to communicate using Wali. The reason given for the people of Wali to continue speaking their mother tongue was: 'It is our language.' .. Wali is a vital language with no indication of language shift. "	11	Sudan		11.817285, 29.453608
			World Oral Literature Project						http://www.oralliterature.org		"World Oral Literature Project." Online: http://www.oralliterature.org.			487		100-999					Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)
	16	2009	Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16th Edition (2009)			M. Paul Lewis	SIL International	Dallas, TX	http://www.ethnologue.com/		Lewis, M. Paul (ed.). 2009. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16 edn. http://www.ethnologue.com/home.asp. (15 February, 2011.)	ll_pub		9,000	2007	1000-9999	Some monolinguals exist.				Threatened (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)				Sudan;	North, Wali Hills, south of Karko Hills.

Wali

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Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

9,000

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

487

Threatened

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available

~9,000

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

487

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Wali

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Language information by source

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

9,000

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

487

Threatened

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available

~9,000

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

487

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