Western Krahn is the principal language spoken by the
Krahn people
The Krahn are an ethnic group of Liberia and Ivory Coast. This group belongs to the Kru language family and its people are sometimes referred to as the Wee, Guéré, Sapo, or Wobe. It is likely that Western contact with the Kru language is the p ...
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 ...
and
Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire, officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country on the southern coast of West Africa. Its capital is Yamoussoukro, in the centre of the country, while its largest city and economic centre is ...
. It is part of a series a dialects of the
Wee (Guere)
dialect continuum
A dialect continuum or dialect chain is a series of Variety (linguistics), language varieties spoken across some geographical area such that neighboring varieties are Mutual intelligibility, mutually intelligible, but the differences accumulat ...
spoken by the Krahn and Guere peoples.
See also
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Konobo language
Konobo, or Eastern Krahn, is a Kru language of Liberia.
Krahn is part of the Wee dialect continuum
A dialect continuum or dialect chain is a series of language varieties spoken across some geographical area such that neighboring varietie ...
(Eastern Krahn)
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Sapo language
The Sapo language, also known as Sarpo or Southern Krahn, is a Kru language of the Niger–Congo language family. It is spoken in eastern Liberia, primarily in Grand Gedeh County and Sinoe County
Sinoe is one of Liberia's 15 counties and it ...
(Southern Krahn)
References
Languages of Liberia
Wee languages
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