Klao

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A language of Liberia

ISO 639-3
klu
Alternate Names
Klaoh, Klau, Kroo, Kru
User Population

388,000 in Liberia (2020). Total users in all countries: 402,000.

Location

Grand Kru, River Cess, and Sinoe counties: southeast Atlantic coast and inland.

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Language Status

5* (Developing).

Classification
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Kru, Western, Klao
Dialects

Western Klaoh, West Central Klaoh, Central Klaoh, Eastern Klaoh.

Typology

SVO main clause; SOV embedded clause.

Language Use

Also use Liberian English [lir].

Language Development

Bible: 2011.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Klao
Writing

Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

Traditional religion.

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