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Klao

A language of Liberia

ISO 639-3: klu

Population	213,000 in Liberia (2006). Population total all countries: 222,620.
Region	Eastern Province, Coast and inland. Also in Ghana, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, United States.
Language map	Liberia, reference number 14
Alternate names	Klaoh, Klau, Kroo, Kru
Dialects	Western Klaoh, West Central Klaoh, Central Klaoh, Eastern Klaoh.
Classification	Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Kru, Western, Klao
Language development	NT: 1999.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	SVO main clause; SOV embedded clause. Traditional religion.

Also spoken in:

Sierra Leone

Language name	Klao
Population	9,620 in Sierra Leone (2006).
Region	Freetown. Originally from Liberia.
Alternate names	Klaoh, Klau, Kroo, Kru
Comments	Traditional religion.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

EGNER, Inge, author. 2003. "Applicative marking in Kru."

LIGHTFOOT, Nancy, author. 1980. "On the use of underlying forms in Klao orthography."

SINGLER, John, author. 1980. "Verb suffixes in Klao."