The Kuwaa language, also known as Belle, Belleh, Kowaao, and Kwaa, is a Kru language. It is spoken in northwestern Liberia, primarily in Lofa County. The speech of the Lubaisu and Gbade, the two Kuwaa clans, is differentiated only by minor variations in pronunciation.[1]
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Native to | Liberia |
Native speakers | (13,000 cited 1991)[1] |
Language family | Niger–Congo?
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ISO 639-3 | blh |
Glottolog | kuwa1247 |
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