Kpelle language
| Kpelle | |
|---|---|
| Kpɛlɛwoo | |
| Region | Liberia, Guinea |
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Native speakers
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(1.3 million cited 1991–2012) |
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Niger–Congo
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| Kpelle syllabary, African reference alphabet | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-2 | |
| ISO 639-3 |
Individual codes: gkp – Guinea Kpelle xpe – Liberia Kpelle knu – Kono |
| Glottolog | kpel1252 |
The Kpelle /kəˈpɛlə/ language (endonym: "Kpɛlɛɛ") is spoken by the Kpelle people and is part of the Mande family of languages. Guinean Kpelle (known as Guerze in French), spoken by half a million people, concentrated primarily, but not exclusively, in the forest regions of Guinea, whose capital, Nzérékoré, is the third largest city in Guinea and the largest city in the Guinée forestière region of south-eastern Guinea bordering Liberia, Ivory Coast, and Sierra Leone. Liberian Kpelle, spoken by half again as many, is currently taught in schools in Liberia.
The Lord's Prayer in Kpelle:
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