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Konobo language

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Konobo
Eastern Krahn
Native toLiberia
EthnicityKrahn
Native speakers
99,000 in Liberia (2020)[1]
undated figure of 10,600 (< 2013) in Ivory Coast[2]
Language codes
ISO 639-3kqo
Glottologeast2414
A Konobo speaker, recorded in Liberia.

Konobo, or Eastern Krahn, is a Kru language of Liberia.

Krahn is part of the Wee dialect continuum. Whereas Konobo dialect may be considered a distinct language from Western Krahn dialects, both are intelligible with intermediate dialects.

References

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  1. ^ Konobo at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon
  2. ^ Konobo language at Ethnologue (17th ed., 2013) Closed access icon