The following is the entry for this language as it appeared in the 14th edition (2000).
It was superseded by the corresponding entry in the 15th edition (2005). See also the corresponding entry in the current edition of Ethnologue.
SIL code: LIR
ISO 639-2: cpe
| Population | (1,500,000 second language users; 1984 census). |
| Alternate names | LIBERIAN PIDGIN ENGLISH |
| Dialects | KRU PIDGIN ENGLISH. |
| Classification | Pidgin, English based, Atlantic. |
| Comments | Regional dialects. Used as a second language for communication between different language groups. As different from Standard English as is Sierra Leone Krio. Repidginized from American Black English of the 1800's (J. Holm). Trade language. Radio programs. |
