Glio-Ubi Language
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The Glio-Oubi language (Glio-Ubi) is a
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language of the Niger–Congo
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. It is spoken in northeast Liberia, where it is known as , and in western Ivory Coast, where it is known as or . It has a
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of 0.75 with the Glaro-Twabo language. In 1991, Glio was spoken by 3,500 people in Liberia and 2,500 Oubi speakers in Ivory Coast.


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* Languages of Africa *
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