Gola

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A language of Liberia

ISO 639-3
gol
Population

99,300 in Liberia (Vanderaa 1991). Population total all countries: 107,300.

Location

Grand Cape Mount, Gbarpolu, and Lofa counties, between Mano and Saint Paul rivers; inland portions, Bomi and Montserrado counties.

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Language Status

5 (Developing).

Classification
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Atlantic, Southern, Mel, Gola
Dialects

Deng (Todii), Kongba, Senje.

Typology

SVO; CV; tonal.

Language Use

Used as L2 by Vai [vai].

Language Development
Dictionary. Grammar. Bible portions.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Gola
Writing

Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

Different from Gola dialect of Mumuye [mzm] of Nigeria or Badyara [pbp] of Guinea and Guinea-Bissau. Muslim, Christian, traditional religion.

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