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Grebo is a Kru language of Liberia. All of the Grebo languages commonly go by the term Grebo, though in Ivory Coast Krumen is usual. Grebo country is in the extreme south-west of Liberia on the coast and inland, between the rivers Cavally and Cess.[2]

Grebo
Kréébo  (Grebo)
Native to	Liberia
Native speakers	390,000 (2001)[1] possibly a few Southern Grebo in Ivory Coast, plus refugees
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Kru Western Kru Grebo languages Grebo
Language codes
ISO 639-2	grb
ISO 639-3	grb – inclusive code Individual codes: grj – Southern (incl. Jabo) grv – Central gbo – Northern gec – Gboloo gry – Barclayville oub – Glio-Ubi
Glottolog	greb1256

As in other Kru languages, tone is extremely important. For instance, né with a high (or high-mid) tone is the first-person pronoun "I", while nè with a low tone is "you" singular.[3]

References

External links

• John Payne (Bp.) (1860). A dictionary of the Grebo language. E.O. Jenkins. Retrieved 25 August 2012.

На других языках

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[de] Grebo (Sprache)

Grebo ist eine Krusprache und ist eine der Sprachen Liberias.

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- [en] Grebo language

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[fr] Grebo (langue)

Le grebo ou grébo est un continuum linguistique de langues kru parlée principalement au Liberia et aussi en Côte d’Ivoire. En Côte d’Ivoire, les variantes du continuum linguistique grebo sont généralement appelées « kroumen » et classées comme des langues séparées.

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[it] Lingua grebo

Il grebo è una macro-lingua appartenente al ramo delle Lingue kru della famiglia linguistica niger-kordofaniana, parlato in Liberia. Tutte le lingue del gruppo Grebo, vengono comunemente denominate col termine Grebo.

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[ru] Гребо (язык)

Гребо (северный гребо) — язык группы кру семьи атлантическо-конголезских языков, распространенный на юго-западе Либерии и являющийся родным для ее жителей. Самоназвание — клепо.

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