Dewoin
A language of Liberia
| Population | 8,100. |
| Region | Montserrado County near the coast; Monrovia, between Lofa and St. Paul rivers. |
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Liberia, reference number 6 |
| Alternate names | De, Dei, Dewoi, Dey |
| Dialects | No significant dialect differences. Lexical similarity: 72% with Bassa [bsq]. |
| Classification | Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Kru, Western, Bassa |
| Language use | Many also use English. |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L2: 5%. |
| Comments | Many loans from other languages. Muslim, traditional religion, Christian. |
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