Krahn, Eastern

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A language of Liberia

ISO 639-3
kqo
Alternate Names
Eastern Kran, Kran
Population

62,900 in Liberia. 20,000 Tchien (1992 UBS). Population total all countries: 73,500.

Location

Northeast near Côte d’Ivoire border. Also in Côte d’Ivoire.

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Language Status

5 (Developing).

Classification
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Kru, Western, Wee, Konobo
Dialects

Gorbo, Kanneh, Konobo, Tchien (Chiehn). Minimal intelligibility between some dialects and Twabo dialect of Glaro-Twabo [glr]. Distinct from Western Krahn [krw], Sapo [krn], and We Southern [gxx]. Lexical similarity: 93% between Gorbo and Kanneh dialects, 87% between Gorbo and Konobo dialects.

Language Development
NT: 1996.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Krahn, Eastern
Writing
Latin script.
Other Comments

Traditional religion, Christian, Muslim.

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