Gbii language
| Gbii | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Liberia |
Native speakers | 5,600 (1991)[1] |
|
Niger–Congo
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 |
ggb |
| Glottolog |
gbii1242[2] |
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 0.78 with the Bassa language, and so might be considered a Bassa dialect.[3]
In 1991 Gbii was spoken by 5,600 people.[4]
See also
References
- ↑ Gbii at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
- ↑ Nordhoff, Sebastian; Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2013). "Gbii". Glottolog. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.
- ↑ Gordon, Raymond G., Jr. (ed) (2005). "Gbii". Ethnologue: Languages of the World. SIL International. Retrieved 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.