Grebo, Northern
A language of Liberia
| Population | 84,500 (1999 LBT). |
| Region | Southeast, Grand Gedeh, Maryland, and Kru Coast counties near Côte d’Ivoire border, south of Krahn, north of Klao, west of Glaro. |
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Liberia, reference number 22 |
| Dialects | Chedepo, E Je (Eh Je), Palipo, Gbepo (Gbeapo), Jedepo, Tienpo, Klepo, Fopo-Bua, Northeastern Grebo. A subgroup of quite distinct dialects. Subdialects of Northeastern dialect are Nitiabo, Sabo, Tuobo, Ketiepo, Webo. |
| Classification | Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Kru, Western, Grebo, Liberian A member of macrolanguage Grebo [grb] (Liberia). |
| Language use | Strong ethnocentric attitudes between subgroups. |
| Language development | NT: 1989. |
| Writing system | Latin script. |
| Comments | Traditional religion. |
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