Grebo, Northern
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A language of Liberia
ISO 639-3
Population
84,500 (1999 LBT).
Location
Maryland, River Gee, Sinoe, Grand Kru, and Grand Gedeh counties; near Cote d’Ivoire border, south of Krahn, north of Klao, west of Glaro.
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Language Status
5 (Developing).
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 Ketiepo, Nitiabo, Sabo, Tuobo, Webo. A member of macrolanguage Grebo [grb].
Language Development
NT: 1989.
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Writing
Latin script [Latn].
Strong ethnocentric attitudes between subgroups. Traditional religion.