Kuwaa

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Kuwaa

Spoken in

Liberia
speaker 12,800 (1991)
Linguistic
classification

Niger-Congo

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

  1. ^ Gordon, Raymond G., Jr. (ed): Kuwaa . In: Ethnologue: Languages ​​of the World . SIL International . 2005. Retrieved March 8, 2008.
  2. Vanderaa, Larry: A survey for Christian Reformed World Missions of missions and churches in West Africa . Christian Reformed World Missions, Grand Rapids, Michigan 1991.