Dewoin_language

Dewoin language

Dewoin language

Kru language of Liberia

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.[1]

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In 1991, Dewoin was spoken by 8,100 people.[2]

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References

  1. [1]
    Dewoin at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon
  2. [2]
    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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