Languages of Liberia
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| Languages of Liberia | |
|---|---|
 News board in English, Monrovia; Moses Blah's remarks are given in Kolokwa, such as I na do-way for "I did not." | |
| Official | English |
| Recognised | Kpelle |
| Indigenous | Mande languages, Kru languages, Mel languages,Gola |
| Vernacular | Kolokwa |
| Signed | American Sign Language |
| Keyboard layout | |
Liberia is a multilingual country where more than 20 indigenous languages are spoken. English is the official language, and Liberian Kreyol is the vernacular lingua franca, though mostly spoken as a second language. The native Niger-Congo languages can be grouped in four language families: Mande, Kru, Mel, and the divergent language Grebo
.[1][2] Kpelle-speaking people are the largest single linguistic group.
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