Wali , also known as Ala, Ouala, Waali, Wala is a language of Ghana.
It has over 84,000 users in the Upper West region: Wa town; Northern region: northwest.
Dialects include; Fufula, Yeri Waali, Cherii, ’Bulengee, ’Dolimi. Distinct from Southern Birifor [biv] and Southern Dagaari [dga].
The ’ before dialect names indicates a change in vowel quality