Klao

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A language of Liberia

ISO 639-3
klu
Alternate Names
Klaoh, Klau, Kroo, Kru
Population

213,000 in Liberia (2006). Population total all countries: 222,620.

Location

Sinoe and Grand Kru counties, coast and inland. Also in Ghana, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, United States.

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Language Status

5 (Developing).

Classification
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Kru, Western, Klao
Dialects

Central Klaoh, Eastern Klaoh, West Central Klaoh, Western Klaoh.

Typology

SVO main clause; SOV embedded clause

Language Development
Bible: 2011.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Klao
Writing
Latin script.
Other Comments

Traditional religion.

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