Wala people

unrelated: Wala language spoken in the Solomon Islands

The Wala or Waala live in Upper West Region of Ghana. They are a predominantly Muslim people who are the founders of the city of Wa. The Waala language belongs to the Gur group.

Their culture is similar to other Gur-speaking, Senoufo and Mande groups in northern Cote d'Ivoire, Burkina Faso and Mali. They are known for their impressive Sudano-Sahelian style mosques and palaces. They are ruled by their traditional ruler, the Wa-Na whose traditional residence is a mud-brick built palace in Wa.

Ethnic groups in Ghana

Indigenous	Abidji Abron Agave Ahafo Ahanta Akyem Anlo Ewe Anyi Assin Avatime Bimoba Bissa Chumburu Dagaaba Dagomba Dyula Efutu Evalue Ewe Fante Frafra Ga-Adangbe Gonja Guang Gurunsi Hausa Jakhanke Karamogo Kassena Konkomba Krobo Kusasi Kyode Logba Mamprusi Mossi Nafana Nzema Soninke Tallensi Tem Tshi Wala Yeji Yoruba Zarma

Non-indigenous	African-Americans Arabs Chinese Indians Tabom

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