Kuwaa
Kuwaa | ||
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Spoken in |
Liberia | |
speaker | 12,800 (1991) | |
Linguistic classification |
Niger-Congo
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Language codes | ||
ISO 639-3 |
bloh |
The Kuwaa Language language , also known as Belle , Belleh , Kowaao and Kwaa is a Krusprache that in northwest Liberia primarily in Lofa County is spoken.
It belongs to the language family of the Niger-Congo languages . The language of the two Kuwaa clans speaking this language , Lubaisu and Gbade, differ only in minor variations in pronunciation.
In 1991 the Kuwaa was spoken by 12,800 people.
Individual evidence
- ^ Gordon, Raymond G., Jr. (ed): Kuwaa . In: Ethnologue: Languages of the World . SIL International . 2005. Retrieved March 8, 2008.
- ↑ Vanderaa, Larry: A survey for Christian Reformed World Missions of missions and churches in West Africa . Christian Reformed World Missions, Grand Rapids, Michigan 1991.