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 Guinea–Liberia border, its north, Ivory Coast to Ivory Coast� ...

is a

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country where more than 20 indigenous languages are spoken. English is the official language, and

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is the vernacular lingua franca, though mostly spoken as a second language. The native Niger-Congo languages can be grouped in four language families: Mande,

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, Mel, and the divergent language Gola.Aménagement linguistique dans le monde - Liberia
/ref> Kpelle-speaking people are the largest single linguistic group.

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External links

PanAfriL10n page on Liberia
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