Grebo language

E934539

The Grebo language is a Kru language spoken primarily in Liberia by the Grebo people, featuring several dialects and a rich oral tradition.

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Label Occurrences
Grebo language canonical 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Kru language
Niger–Congo language
language
classificationLevel Atlantic–Congo NERFINISHED
country Liberia
endangeredStatus vulnerable
ethnicLanguageOf Grebo people NERFINISHED
hasAlternateName Glebo
Kru Grebo NERFINISHED
hasCulturalRole identity marker for Grebo people
medium of oral history
medium of traditional education
hasDialect Barclayville Grebo NERFINISHED
Central Grebo NERFINISHED
Glaro-Twabo NERFINISHED
Jabo NERFINISHED
Kuwaa (Belle) Grebo NERFINISHED
Northern Grebo NERFINISHED
Southern Grebo NERFINISHED
hasGlottocode greb1241
hasISO639-3Code grb
hasPhonologicalFeature consonant distinctions typical of Kru languages
contrastive vowel length
tone
hasRichTradition folktales
oral literature
proverbs
songs
hasWritingSystem Latin alphabet
surface form: Latin script
languageFamily Kru languages
Niger–Congo languages
neighboringLanguages Bassa language NERFINISHED
Krahn language NERFINISHED
Kru languages
partOf Grebo culture NERFINISHED
primaryCountry Liberia NERFINISHED
region southeastern Liberia
spokenBy Grebo people NERFINISHED
spokenIn Liberia NERFINISHED
subfamily Western Kru languages NERFINISHED
usedAlongside English
Liberian English NERFINISHED
usedFor everyday communication
storytelling
traditional ceremonies
writingSystemType alphabetic

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Kru languages hasMember Grebo language