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Gbii
Native toLiberia
Native speakers
5,600 (1991)
Language codes
ISO 639-1none
ISO 639-2none
ISO 639-3ggb
ELPGbii

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

  1. ^ Gordon, Raymond G., Jr. (ed) (2005). "Gbii". Ethnologue: Languages of the World. SIL International. Retrieved 2008-03-08. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ Vanderaa, Larry (1991). A survey for Christian Reformed World Missions of missions and churches in West Africa. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Christian Reformed World Missions.

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