Grebo, Barclayville

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A language of Liberia

ISO 639-3
gry
Alternate Names
Wedebo Grebo
Population

23,700 (Vanderaa 1991). 387,000 all Grebo languages in Liberia (Johnstone and Mandryk 2001).

Location

Grand Kru County, southeast coast and inland, between the Klao [klu] language area and Jabo Grebo.

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Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

Classification
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Kru, Western, Grebo, Liberian
Dialects

Kplebo, Wedebo. A subgroup of quite distinct dialects. Many phonological differences with Jabo dialect of Southern Grebo [grj].

Language Development
NT.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Grebo, Barclayville
Other Comments

They identify with Klao [klu], but understand Grebo better. Strong ethnocentric attitudes between subgroups. Traditional religion.