Gio language
E888552
Gio language is the native tongue of the Gio people, a Mande ethnic group primarily living in Liberia and neighboring West African regions.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mande language
ⓘ
language ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Dan language
ⓘ
Gio-Dan language ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Mande branch of Niger–Congo languages ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo |
Gweetaawu (other Dan varieties)
ⓘ
other Dan dialect clusters ⓘ |
| contactWithLanguage |
English
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kpelle NERFINISHED ⓘ Liberian English NERFINISHED ⓘ Mano NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfficialContext | recognized as a local language in Liberia ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Dan people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gio people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| glottocode | dann1241 ⓘ |
| hasCulturalRole |
expression of Gio identity
ⓘ
medium for oral history ⓘ medium for proverbs ⓘ medium for traditional songs ⓘ |
| hasDialects | various regional dialects ⓘ |
| hasGrammar |
serial verb constructions
ⓘ
verb–subject–object tendencies in some constructions ⓘ |
| hasLinguisticFeature |
noun class-like distinctions
ⓘ
rich verbal morphology ⓘ tonal language ⓘ |
| hasPhonology |
complex consonant inventory
ⓘ
contrastive tone system ⓘ |
| hasStatus | regional language ⓘ |
| ISO639-3Code | dnj ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Mande
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Niger–Congo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linguisticArea | Upper Guinea region ⓘ |
| primarySpeakersResidence |
rural communities
ⓘ
small towns ⓘ |
| region |
Nimba County, Liberia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
neighboring regions of Côte d’Ivoire ⓘ |
| riskStatus | vulnerable to language shift in urban areas ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Côte d’Ivoire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Liberia NERFINISHED ⓘ West Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subfamily | Eastern Mande NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Gio community in Liberia
ⓘ
Gio diaspora communities ⓘ |
| usedFor |
everyday communication
ⓘ
oral tradition ⓘ rituals ⓘ storytelling ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
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