Dewoin language
| Dewoin | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Liberia |
Native speakers | (8,100 cited 1991)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 |
dee |
| Glottolog |
dewo1238[2] |
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.[3]
In 1991, Dewoin was spoken by 8,100 people.[4]
See also
References
- ↑ Dewoin at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
- ↑ Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin; Bank, Sebastian, eds. (2016). "Dewoin". Glottolog 2.7. Jena: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
- ↑ Gordon, Raymond G., Jr. (ed) (2005). "Dewoin". Ethnologue: Languages of the World. SIL International. Retrieved 2008-03-08.
- ↑ 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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