XPE ISO 639-3
Kpelle, Liberia
Kpɛlɛwoo Autonym
A language of Liberia
- ISO 639
- xpe
- Alternate Names
- Gbese, Kpele, Kpese, Kpwessi, Pessa, Pessy
- Autonym
- Kpɛlɛwoo
- Population
- 867,000 (2020).
- Location:
- Widespread.
- Language Status
- 4 (Educational).
- Classification
- Niger-Congo, Mande, Western, Central-Southwestern, Southwestern, Kpelle
- Dialects
- Nyawokole, Fuama, Boopolu. Dialect differences slight. Different from Kpelle [gkp] of Guinea. A member of macrolanguage Kpelle [kpe].
- Language Use
- Also use Liberian English [lir]. Used as L2 by Kuwaa [blh].
- Language Development
- Taught in primary schools. Dictionary. Grammar. Texts. Bible: 2014.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Kpelle, Liberia
- Writing
- Kpelle script [Kpel], limited usage except for correspondence. Latin script [Latn].
- Other Comments
- Largest group in Liberia. Traditional religion, Christian, Muslim.
Also Spoken in
Map
Location: Widespread.
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