Grebo is a
Kru language of
Liberia
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. All of the Grebo languages are referred to as Grebo, though in
Ivory Coast
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, ''
Krumen'' is the usual name. The Grebo people live in the extreme south-west of Liberia, both on the coast and inland, between the rivers Cavally and Cess.
As in the other Kru languages,
tone
Tone may refer to:
Visual arts and color-related
* Tone (color theory), a mix of tint and shade, in painting and color theory
* Tone (color), the lightness or brightness (as well as darkness) of a color
* Toning (coin), color change in coins
* ...
is extremely important. For instance, with a high (or high-mid) tone is the first-person pronoun "I", while with a low tone is the singular form of "you".
[Gordon Innes, as above. A dictionary was compiled from previous dictionaries and the speech of Assistant 1955-1957 at the School of Oriental and African Studies, London, Mr. J.Y.Dennis]
Phonology
Consonants
Vowels
Vowels /e̠, o̠/ are considered as retracted or "muffled" vowels according to source.
References
External links
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Grebo people
Grebo languages
Languages of Liberia
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