Dewoin language

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Dewoin
Spoken in: Liberia
Total speakers: 8,100 (1991)
Language family: Niger-Congo
 Atlantic-Congo
  Volta-Congo
   Kru
    Western
     Dewoin
Language codes
ISO 639-1: none
ISO 639-2: none
ISO 639-3: dee

The Dewoin language, also known as De, Dey, or Dei, is a Kru language of the Niger-Congo language family. It is spoken primarily near the coastal areas of Montserrado County in western Liberia, including the capital Monrovia. It has a lexical similarity of .72 with the Bassa language.[1]

As of 1991, Dewoin was spoken by 8,100 people.[2]

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  1. ^ Gordon, Raymond G., Jr. (ed) (2005). Dewoin. Ethnologue: Languages of the World. SIL International. Retrieved on 2008-03-08.
  2. ^ Vanderaa, Larry (1991). A survey for Christian Reformed World Missions of missions and churches in West Africa. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Christian Reformed World Missions. 

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