Grebo language

Grebo is a Kru language of Liberia. All of the Grebo languages commonly go by the term Grebo, though in Ivory Coast Krumen is usual. Grebo country is in the extreme south-west of Liberia on the coast and inland, between the rivers Cavally and Cess.[2]

Grebo
Kréébo
Native toLiberia
Native speakers
390,000 (2001)[1]
possibly a few Southern Grebo in Ivory Coast, plus refugees
Language codes
ISO 639-2grb
ISO 639-3grb – inclusive code
Individual codes:
grj – Southern (incl. Jabo)
grv – Central
gbo – Northern
gec – Gboloo
gry – Barclayville
Glottologgreb1256

As in other Kru languages, tone is extremely important. For instance, né with a high (or high-mid) tone is the first-person pronoun "I", while nè with a low tone is "you" singular.[3]

References
  1. Barclayville Grebo at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
  2. Gordon Innes, A Grebo - English Dictionary, Cambridge University Press, 1967
  3. Gordon Innes, as above. The 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
  • John Payne (Bp.) (1860). A dictionary of the Grebo language. E.O. Jenkins. Retrieved 25 August 2012.


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