Grebo language
| Grebo | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Liberia |
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Native speakers
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390,000 (2001) possibly a few Southern Grebo in Ivory Coast, plus refugees |
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Niger–Congo
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-2 | |
| ISO 639-3 |
Individual codes: grj – Southern (incl. Jabo) grv – Central gbo – Northern gec – Gboloo gry – Barclayville |
| Glottolog | greb1256 |
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.
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.
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