Gbii language

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Gbii
Spoken in: Liberia
Total speakers: 5,600 (1991)
Language family: Niger-Congo
 Atlantic-Congo
  Volta-Congo
   Kru
    Western
     Gbii
Language codes
ISO 639-1: none
ISO 639-2: none
ISO 639-3: ggb

The Gbii language, also known as Gbee or Gbi-Dowlu, is a Kru language of the Niger-Congo language family. It is spoken in northern Liberia, primarily in Nimba County. Its dialects include Dorbor and Kplor. It has a lexical similarity of .78 with the Bassa language.[1]

As of 1991, Gbii was spoken by 5,600 people.[2]

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  1. ^ Gordon, Raymond G., Jr. (ed) (2005). Gbii. 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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