Grebo language
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The Grebo language is a Kru language spoken primarily in Liberia by the Grebo people, featuring several dialects and a rich oral tradition.
All labels observed (1)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.