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Liberian English refers to the varieties of English spoken in Liberia. Four such varieties exist: Standard Liberian English, the Liberian variety of International English. It is the language taught in secondary and tertiary institutions. It is used in oratory and by newsreaders.
Liberian Kreyol (also known as Kolokwa or Liberian Kolokwa English) is an Atlantic English-based creole language spoken in Liberia. [1] It was spoken by 1,500,000 people as a second language at the 1984 census, which accounted for about 70% of the population at the time.
Liberia is a multilingual country where more than 20 indigenous languages are spoken. English is the official language, and Liberian Koloqua is the vernacular lingua franca, though mostly spoken as a second language. The native Niger–Congo languages can be grouped in four language families: Mande, Kru, Mel, and the divergent language Grebo.
The Kru people and their languages, although now many speak English (in Liberia) or French (in Côte d'Ivoire) as a second language, are said to be "dominant in the southwest region where the forest zone reaches the coastal lagoons". [3] The Kru people rely on the forest for farming, supplemented by hunting for their livelihood.
A Mano speaker, recorded in Liberia.. The Mah language, also known as Mano, Mah, Mah-Yacouba, and Mawe, is a significant Mande language of Liberia and Guinea.It is spoken primarily in Nimba County in north-central Liberia and in Nzérékoré, Lola and Yomou Prefectures in Guinea.
The Vai syllabary is a syllabic writing system devised for the Vai language by Momolu Duwalu Bukele of Jondu, in what is now Grand Cape Mount County, Liberia. [1] [2] [3] Bukele is regarded within the Vai community, as well as by most scholars, as the syllabary's inventor and chief promoter when it was first documented in the 1830s.
Pages in category "Languages of Liberia" The following 31 pages are in this category, out of 31 total. ... Liberian English; G. Gbandi language; Gbii language;
Liberian may refer to: Something of, from, or related to Liberia, a country on the west coast of Africa; A person from Liberia, or of Liberian descent, see Demographics of Liberia. Americo-Liberians; Liberian culture; Liberian cuisine; Liberian English