Gbii language
Appearance
Gbii | |
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Native to | Liberia |
Native speakers | 5,600 (1991) |
Niger-Congo
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-1 | none |
ISO 639-2 | none |
ISO 639-3 | ggb |
ELP | Gbii |
The Gbii language, also known as Gbee or Gbi-Dowlu, is a Kru language of the Niger-Congo language family. It is spoken in northern Liberia, primarily in Nimba County. Its dialects include Dorbor and Kplor. It has a lexical similarity of .78 with the Bassa language.[1]
As of 1991, Gbii was spoken by 5,600 people.[2]
See also
References
- ^
Gordon, Raymond G., Jr. (ed) (2005). "Gbii". Ethnologue: Languages of the World. SIL International. Retrieved 2008-03-08.
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has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Vanderaa, Larry (1991). A survey for Christian Reformed World Missions of missions and churches in West Africa. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Christian Reformed World Missions.
External links
- Ethnologue: Languages of the World (unknown ed.). SIL International.[This citation is dated, and should be substituted with a specific edition of Ethnologue]