Glio-Ubi language

Glio-Ubi
Spoken in Liberia, Ivory Coast
Native speakers 6,000  (1991)
Language family
Language codes
ISO 639-3 oub

The Glio-Oubi language (Glio-Ubi) is a Kru language of the Niger–Congo language family. It is spoken in northeast Liberia, where it is known as Glio, and in western Ivory Coast, where it is known as Oubi or Ubi. It has a lexical similarity of .75 with the Glaro-Twabo language.[1]

As of 1991, Glio-Oubi was spoken by 3,500 people in Liberia and 2,500 in Côte d'Ivoire.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ Gordon, Raymond G., Jr. (ed) (2005). "Glio-Oubi". Ethnologue: Languages of the World. SIL International. http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=oub. Retrieved 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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