Kpelle, Liberia

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A language of Liberia

ISO 639-3
xpe
Alternate Names
Gbese, Kpele, Kpwessi, Pessa, Pessy
Population

760,000 (Vanderaa 1991).

Location

Central.

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Language Status

5 (Developing).

Classification
Niger-Congo, Mande, Western, Central-Southwestern, Southwestern, Kpelle
Dialects

Boopolu, Fuama, Nyawokole. Dialect differences slight. Different from Kpelle [gkp] of Guinea.

Language Development
Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 1967.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Kpelle, Liberia
Writing
Latin script.
Other Comments

Largest group in Liberia. Traditional religion, Christian.