Dewoin

A language of Liberia

ISO 639: dee
Alternate Names: De, Dei, Dewoi, Dey
Population: 17,100 (2020).
Location:: Bomi county: coast between Lofa and Saint Paul rivers; Montserrado county: near coast.
Language Status: 6a* (Vigorous).
Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Kru, Western, Bassa
Dialects: No significant dialect differences. Lexical similarity: 72% with Bassa [bsq].
Language Use: Also use Liberian English [lir].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: 5%.
Other Comments: Many loan words from other languages. Muslim, traditional religion.

Location: Bomi county: coast between Lofa and Saint Paul rivers; Montserrado county: near coast.