Glio-Ubi language
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Kru language spoken in West Africa
| Glio-Oubi | |
|---|---|
| Glio (Liberia), Oubi or Ubi (Ivory Coast) | |
| Native to | Liberia, Ivory Coast |
Native speakers | (10,000 cited 1991–2020)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | oub |
| Glottolog | glio1241 |
The Glio-Oubi language (Glio-Ubi) is a Kru language of the Niger–Congo language family. It is spoken in northeast Liberia, where it is known as Glio, and in western Ivory Coast, where it is known as Oubi or Ubi. It has a lexical similarity of 0.75 with the Glaro-Twabo language.[1]
In 1991, Glio was spoken by 3,500 people in Liberia and 2,500 Oubi speakers in Ivory Coast.[2]
See also
[edit ]References
[edit ]- ^ a b Glio-Oubi at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon
- ^ Vanderaa, Larry (1991). A survey for Christian Reformed World Missions of missions and churches in West Africa. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Christian Reformed World Missions.
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