Tchien language
E934546
The Tchien language is a Kru language spoken by communities in Liberia, known for its tonal system and complex verb morphology typical of the Kru family.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tchien language canonical | 1 |
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Kru language
ⓘ
Niger–Congo language ⓘ language ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Liberia ⓘ |
| hasLinguisticFeature |
complex verb morphology
ⓘ
subject–verb–object word order (SVO) ⓘ tonal language ⓘ |
| hasMorphologyType |
agglutinative morphology
ⓘ
verbal inflection ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
consonant–vowel syllable structure
ⓘ
contrastive tone ⓘ |
| hasTones | yes ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Niger–Congo language family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isRelatedTo |
Bassa language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Grebo language NERFINISHED ⓘ Klao language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Kru languages ⓘ |
| macroFamily |
Atlantic–Congo languages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Niger–Congo languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | southeastern Liberia ⓘ |
| spokenBy | Kru ethnic groups in Liberia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenIn | Liberia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subfamily | Western Kru NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.