Grebo, Barclayville

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A language of Liberia

ISO 639-3
gry
Alternate Names
Wedebo Grebo
User Population

50,000 (2020).

Location

Grand Kru county: southeast coast and inland.

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Language Status

6a* (Vigorous).

Classification
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Kru, Western, Grebo, Liberian
Dialects

Wedebo, Kplebo. A subgroup of quite distinct dialects. Many phonological differences with Jabo dialect of Southern Grebo [grj]. A member of macrolanguage Grebo [grb].

Language Use

Also use Liberian English [lir].

Language Development

Dictionary. Grammar.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Grebo, Barclayville
Writing

Unwritten [Qaax].

Other Comments

They identify with Klao [klu], but understand Grebo better. Strong ethnocentric attitudes between subgroups. Traditional religion.