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GRJ ISO 639-3

Grebo, Southern

A language of Liberia

ISO 639
grj
Population
116,000 in Liberia (2020). Total users in all countries: 187,000.
Location:
Grand Kru and Maryland counties: southeast coast and inland.
Language Status
6a* (Vigorous).
Classification
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Kru, Western, Grebo, Liberian
Dialects
Glebo (Seaside Grebo), Jabo, Nyabo, Wrelpo. A subgroup of quite distinct dialects. 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, Southern
Writing
Unwritten [Qaax].
Other Comments
Strong ethnocentric attitudes between subgroups. Traditional religion.

Also Spoken in

Language Name
Grebo, Southern
User Population
71,000 in Côte d’Ivoire (Leclerc 2017c).
Location
Bas-Sassandra district: near Liberia border.
Dialects
Seaside Grebo.
Language Status
6a (Vigorous)
Other Comments
Non-indigenous. Mainly refugees in Côte d’Ivoire. Traditional religion.
View other languages of Côte d’Ivoire

Map

Location: Grand Kru and Maryland counties: southeast coast and inland.