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Dewoin language

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Dewoin
Native toLiberia
Native speakers
(8,100 cited 1991)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3dee
Glottologdewo1238
ELPDewoin

The Dewoin language, also known as De, Dey, or Dei, is a Kru language of the Niger–Congo language family. It is spoken primarily near the coastal areas of Montserrado County in western Liberia, including the capital Monrovia. It has a lexical similarity of 0.72 with the Bassa language.[2]

In 1991, Dewoin was spoken by 8,100 people.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ Dewoin at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ Gordon, Raymond G., Jr. (ed) (2005). "Dewoin". Ethnologue: Languages of the World. SIL International. Retrieved 2008-03-08. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ Vanderaa, Larry (1991). A survey for Christian Reformed World Missions of missions and churches in West Africa. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Christian Reformed World Missions.