Dewoin
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A language of Liberia
ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
De, Dei, Dewoi, Dey
Population
13,500 (2015).
Location
Bomi county coast: west of Monrovia, between Lofa and Saint Paul rivers; Montserrado county: near coast.
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Language Status
6a (Vigorous).
Dialects
No significant dialect differences. Lexical similarity: 72% with Bassa [bsq].
Language Use
Also use English [eng].
Language Development
Literacy rate in L2: 5%.
Language Resources
Many loan words from other languages. Muslim, traditional religion.