Languages of Liberia

Liberia is a multilingual country where more than 20 tribal languages are spoken. English is the official language. Kpelle-speaking people are in the majority. The native languages can be grouped in four language families: Mande, Kru, Mel, and the divergent language Gola.[1][2]

Languages of Liberia
OfficialEnglish (American variant)
SignedAmerican Sign Language

Language groups

English
Mel languages
Mande languages
Kru languages
Gola

Notes and references

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