Kisi, Southern

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A language of Liberia

ISO 639-3
kss
Alternate Names
Gisi, Gizi, Kissi, Kissien
Population

115,000 in Liberia (1995). Population total all countries: 200,000.

Location

Extreme northwest corner, Lofa County. Also in Sierra Leone.

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Language Status

5 (Developing).

Classification
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Atlantic, Southern, Mel, Bullom-Kissi, Kissi
Dialects

Luangkori, Tengia, Warn. Different from Northern Kissi [kqs] of Guinea.

Language Development
Literacy rate in L2: 20%. NT: 1991.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Kisi, Southern
Writing
Latin script.
Other Comments

Traditional religion, Christian, Muslim.

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