Klao (also Klaoh), or Kru, is a Kru language of the Niger–Congo language family, spoken primarily in Liberia, with some speakers also in Sierra Leone. It uses SVO word order for main clauses and SOV for embedded clauses. A Klao translation of the Bible by missionary Nancy Lightfoot was released in 2000.[2] The language has Western, West Central, Central, and Eastern dialects.[3]
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| Kru | |
| Native to | Liberia |
| Ethnicity | Kru people |
Native speakers | 220,000 (2006)[1] |
Language family | Niger–Congo?
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| ISO 639-3 | klu |
| Glottolog | klao1243 |
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