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Languages of Liberia

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Languages of Liberia
News board in English, Monrovia; Moses Blah's remarks are given in Kolokwa, such as I na do-way for "I did not."
OfficialEnglish
RecognisedKpelle
IndigenousMande languages, Kru languages, Mel languages,Gola
VernacularKolokwa
SignedAmerican Sign Language
Keyboard layout

Liberia is a multilingual country where more than 20 indigenous languages are spoken. English is the official language, and Liberian Kreyol is the vernacular lingua franca, though mostly spoken as a second language.

The native Niger–Congo languages can be grouped in four language families: Mande, Kru, Mel, and the divergent language Grebo.[1][2] Kpelle-speaking people are the largest single linguistic group.

Notes and references

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  1. ^ Ethnologue page on Languages of Liberia Archived 2011-10-18 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Aménagement linguistique dans le monde - Liberia". Archived from the original on 2012-09-13. Retrieved 2009-11-23.