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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.
Liberia had no written tradition until the 19th century. Numerous Liberian authors throughout the years have contributed to the writings of various genres. They have written on folk art , ancient proverbs, everyday life in countryside, city life, religion and observation of their own lives.
There are six dialects of the language: Tahamba, Wawana, Wulukoha, Hasala, Lukasa, and Hembeh. [6] The language of Gbandi is not found in any other regions of Liberia. There is a 96% similarity between the six dialects, 83% are the most similar to the Mende dialect. The Tahamba dialect is used mainly for literature. [10]
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 institutio
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.
A Dan speaker, recorded in Liberia. Dan / ˈ d æ n / [2] is a Southern Mande language spoken primarily in Ivory Coast (~800,000 speakers) and Liberia (150,000–200,000 speakers). There is also a population of about 800 speakers in Guinea. Dan is a tonal language, with 9 to 11 contour and register tones, depending on the dialect.
It is spoken primarily in Lofa County in northern Liberia by the Gbandi people. [1] Bandi has six dialects: Hasala, Hembeh, Lukasa, Wawana, Wulukoha, and Tahamba, which is the dialect used for literature. [1] The dialects have a lexical similarity of 96% among one another, and 83% with the most similar dialect of the Mende language. [1]
Kissi (or Kisi) is a Mel language of West Africa, There are two dialects, northern and southern, and both are tonal languages. The northern dialect is spoken in Guinea and in Sierra Leone. The southern dialect is spoken in Liberia and Sierra Leone. The two dialects are notably different, but are closely related.