Wali language (Gur) should not be confused with Wali language (Sudan).
| Wali | |
| Nativename: | Waale, Waalii |
| States: | Ghana |
| Region: | Upper West Region, Northern Region |
| Ethnicity: | Wala |
| Date: | 2013 |
| Ref: | e26 |
| Dia1: | Fufula |
| Dia2: | Yeri Waali |
| Dia3: | Cherii |
| Dia4: | Bulengee |
| Dia5: | Dolimi |
| Script: | Latin |
| Familycolor: | Niger-Congo |
| Fam2: | Atlantic–Congo |
| Fam3: | Gur |
| Fam4: | Northern |
| Fam5: | Oti–Volta |
| Fam6: | Moré–Dagbani |
| Fam7: | Moré |
| Iso3: | wlx |
| Glotto: | wali1263 |
| Glottorefname: | Wali (Ghana) |
Wali (Waale,[1] Waalii) is a Mabia or Gur language of Ghana that is spoken mainly in and nearby the town of Wa, the capital town of the Upper West Region, Ghana. In the Upper West Region, there are two predominant ethnic groups, the Mole Dagbon (75.7%) and the Grusi (18.4%). The Wala (16.3%) of the Mole Dagbon and the Sissala (16%) of the Grusi are the major subgroupings in the region.[2]