Grebo, Southern
A language of Liberia
| Population | 61,600 in Liberia (2006). |
| Region | Eastern Province, Grand Gedeh and Maryland counties, southeast coast and inland. Also in Côte d’Ivoire. |
| Language map |
Liberia, reference number 24 |
| Dialects | Glebo (Seaside Grebo), Jabo, Nyabo, Wrelpo. A subgroup of quite distinct dialects. |
| 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. |
| Comments | Traditional religion. |
Also spoken in:
Côte d’Ivoire
| Language name | Grebo, Southern |
| Dialects | Seaside Grebo. |
| Comments | Mainly refugees in Côte d’Ivoire. Traditional religion. |
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