Vai language

Vai
ꕙꔤ
Native toLiberia, Sierra Leone
RegionAfrica
EthnicityVai people
Native speakers
(120,000 cited 1991–2006)
Mande
  • Western Mande
Vai syllabary
Language codes
ISO 639-2vai
ISO 639-3vai
Glottologvaii1241

The Vai language, also called Vy or Gallinas, is a Mande language spoken by the Vai people, roughly 104,000 in Liberia, and by smaller populations, some 15,500, in Sierra Leone.