Krahn, Western

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Grand Gedeh county: near Côte d’Ivoire border; Nimba and Sinoe counties.

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Côte d’Ivoire

Language NameKrahn, Western

User Population

12,200 in Côte d’Ivoire (1993 SIL).

Location

Montagnes district: Toulépleu subprefecture.

Alternate Names

Krahn, Northern Krahn

Dialects

Pewa (Peewa), Biai.

Language Status

5* (Developing).

Language Use

Also use French [fra].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%.

Other Comments

Local French influences, but in Liberia from Liberian English, from which there are Orthographic differences. Traditional religion.