Language

Wara

Wara is a language in the Atlantic-Congo family spoken in Burkina Faso and Mali.

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Scripture in Wara

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From the Every Language research atlas and its sources. “No known Scripture” means none is recorded in those sources, not that none exists.

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Where Wara is spoken

  • Burkina Faso
  • Mali

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About Wara

Language family
Atlantic-Congo
ISO 639-3 code
wbf
Glottocode
wara1292
Also known as
Samue · Wara: Soulani

Dialects and varieties 5

Each variety shows Scripture recorded for that exact variety; it may differ from Wara as a whole.

  • FaniagaraNo known Scripture
  • Negueni-KlaniNo known Scripture
  • Ouatourou-NiasogoniNo known Scripture
  • SoulaniNo known Scripture
  • Wára: KemaeNo known Scripture

Sources

  • DIALECTS source registryDIALECTS research collection · Each original source retains its own terms
  • GlottologHammarström, Forkel, Haspelmath & Bank, Glottolog 5.3 · CC BY 4.0
  • Data provided by Joshua ProjectData provided by Joshua Project · Noncommercial missions research and educational use
  • Every Language mapEvery Language and its attributed source providers · Owner-authorized publication; upstream terms retained

Atlas data as of 2026-09-05. Joshua Project data is used with permission for noncommercial ministry research and education. Glottolog data: CC BY 4.0.