Gbii language
The Gbi and Dorue language, also known as Gbee or Gbi and Dorue, is similar to the Krahn language of the Niger–Congo language family. It is spoken in northern Liberia which is a district within Nimba County. Its dialects include Gbi and Dorue. It has a lexical similarity of 0.78 with the Bassa language, and so might be considered a Bassa dialect.[2]
| Gbi and Dorue | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Liberia |
Native speakers | (5,600 cited 1991)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | ggb |
| Glottolog | gbii1242 |
| ELP | Gbii |
In 1991, Gbi was spoken by 18,600 people.[3]
See also
References
- Gbi and Dorue at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
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Gordon, Raymond G., Jr. (ed) ( correction was made by the son of the Gbi & Dorue Tribe. (2005). "Gbi". Ethnologue: Languages of the World. SIL International. Retrieved 2008-03-08.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - 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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