Kpelle, Guinea
A language of Guinea
| Population | 308,000 (Vanderaa 1991). |
| Region | Southeast at Liberia border. |
| Language map |
Guinea and Guinea-Bissau, reference number 13 |
| Alternate names | Akpese, Gbese, Gerse, Gerze, Guerze, Kpele, Kpelese, Kpelesetina, Kperese, Kpese, Kpwessi, Northern Kpele, Pessa, Pessy |
| Dialects | Different enough from Kpelle [xpe] of Liberia to need separate materials. Lexical similarity: 52%–67% with Kono [knu]. |
| Classification | Niger-Congo, Mande, Western, Central-Southwestern, Southwestern, Kpelle A member of macrolanguage Kpelle [kpe] (Liberia). |
| Language use | Official regional language. |
| Language development | Literacy materials taught in school. Bible portions: 1945–1969. |
| Writing system | Latin script. |
| Comments | ‘Guerzé’ is the French name. Traditional religion, Christian, Muslim. |
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