Kuwaa language
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| Kuwaa | ||
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| Spoken in: | Liberia | |
| Total speakers: | 12,800 (1991) | |
| Language family: | Niger-Congo Atlantic-Congo Volta-Congo Kru Kuwaa |
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| Language codes | ||
| ISO 639-1: | none | |
| ISO 639-2: | none | |
| ISO 639-3: | blh | |
| Note: This page may contain IPA phonetic symbols in Unicode. | ||
The Kuwaa language, also known as Belle, Belleh, Kowaao, and Kwaa, is a Kru language of the Niger-Congo language family. 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]
As of 1991, Kuwaa was spoken by 12,800 people.[2]
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[edit] References
- ^ Gordon, Raymond G., Jr. (ed) (2005). Kuwaa. Ethnologue: Languages of the World. SIL International. Retrieved on 2008-03-08.
- ^ 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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