Klao language
Kru language spoken in Liberia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Klao (also Klaoh), or Kru, is a Kru language of the Niger–Congo language family, spoken primarily in Liberia, with some speakers also in Sierra Leone, Ghana and Guinea. It uses SVO word order for main clauses and SOV for embedded clauses. A Klao translation of the Bible by missionary Nancy Lightfoot was released in 2000.[2] The language has Western, West Central, Central, and Eastern dialects.[3]
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Klao | |
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Kru | |
Native to | Liberia, Sierra Leone, Ghana, Guinea |
Ethnicity | Kru people |
Native speakers | 400,000 (2020)[1] |
Niger–Congo?
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | klu |
Glottolog | klao1243 |
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