Gbandi (or Bandi, Bande, Gbande, Gbunde) is an
ethnic group
An ethnic group or an ethnicity is a grouping of people who identify with each other on the basis of shared attributes that distinguish them from other groups. Those attributes can include common sets of traditions, ancestry, language, history, ...
of
Liberia
Liberia (), officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country on the West African coast. It is bordered by Sierra Leone to Liberia–Sierra Leone border, its northwest, Guinea to its north, Ivory Coast to its east, and the Atlantic Ocean ...
. It is also the language traditionally spoken by these people.
Famous Gbandi Personalities:
Dr. Stephen A. Yekehson - Late ( professor and president of the University of Liberia).
Dr. Harry Fombah Moniba Late (Vice President Unser Samuel K. Doe)
Jackson Fombah Kanneh - Journalist ( for. Reporter for Voice Of America and Reuters News Agency.
People
The population is estimated at 107,000 people; of which many fled to
Guinea
Guinea ( ),, fuf, 𞤘𞤭𞤲𞤫, italic=no, Gine, wo, Gine, nqo, ߖߌ߬ߣߍ߫, bm, Gine officially the Republic of Guinea (french: République de Guinée), is a coastal country in West Africa. It borders the Atlantic Ocean to the we ...
during the
Liberian Civil War. Gbandi people practice Islam and Christianity, as well as some traditional beliefs.
Language
Gbandi
Gbandi (or Bandi, Bande, Gbande, Gbunde) is an ethnic group of Liberia. It is also the language traditionally spoken by these people.
Famous Gbandi Personalities:
Dr. Stephen A. Yekehson - Late ( professor and president of the University of Lib ...
is a Southwestern
Mande language
The Mande languages are spoken in several countries in West Africa by the Mandé peoples and include Maninka, Mandinka, Soninke, Bambara, Kpelle, Dioula, Bozo, Mende, Susu, and Vai. There are "60 to 75 languages spoken by 30 to 40 million ...
. There are six dialects of the language: Tahamba, Wawana, Wulukoha, Hasala, Lukasa, and Hembeh.
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References
Ethnic groups in Liberia
Ethnic groups in Guinea
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