Grebo language
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Grebo | |
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Native to | Liberia |
Native speakers
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390,000 (2001)[1] possibly a few Southern Grebo in Ivory Coast, plus refugees |
Niger–Congo
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-2 | grb |
ISO 639-3 | grb – inclusive codeIndividual codes: grj – Southern (incl. Jabo) grv – Central gbo – Northern gec – Gboloo gry – Barclayville |
Glottolog | greb1256 [2] |
Grebo is a Kru language of Liberia. All of the Grebo languages commonly go by the term Grebo, though in Ivory Coast Krumen is usual. Grebo country is in the extreme south-west of Liberia on the coast and inland, between the rivers Cavally and Cess.[3]
As in other Kru languages, tone is extremely important. For instance, né with a high (or high-mid) tone is the first-person pronoun "I", while nè with a low tone is "you" singular.[4]
References
- ↑ Barclayville Grebo at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
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- ↑ Gordon Innes, A Grebo - English Dictionary, Cambridge University Press, 1967
- ↑ Gordon Innes, as above. The dictionary was compiled from previous dictionaries and the speech of Assistant 1955-1957 at the School of Oriental and African Studies, London, Mr. J.Y.Dennis
External links
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