The West African Linguistic Society (abbreviated as WALS) is an academic scholarly society formed in 1965 to foster and encourage research in the West African languages and literature as well as provide a permanent forum for interaction and exchange of ideas among scholars of African languages.
Membership of the Society is largely drawn from teachers and researchers in universities and research institutes and they include scholars from all over the world.
The society publishes the Journal of West African Languages.
WALS is now a member of the Federation Internationale des Langues et Literatures Modernes (FILLM).
Prof. Lendzemo Constantine Yuka is the current President of WALS while Dr. DJibril SIlue is the Secretary-Treasurer.