Klao language
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| Klao | |
|---|---|
| Kru | |
| Native to | Liberia |
| Ethnicity | Kru people |
Native speakers | 220,000 (2006)[1] |
Niger–Congo?
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | klu |
| Glottolog | klao1243 |
A Klao speaker in Liberia.
Klao (also Klaoh), or Kru, is a Kru language of the Niger–Congo language family, spoken primarily in Liberia, with some speakers also in Sierra Leone. It uses SVO word order for main clauses and SOV for embedded clauses. A Klao translation of the Bible by missionary Nancy Lightfoot was released in 2000.[2] The language has Western, West Central, Central, and Eastern dialects.[3]
References
- ^ Klao at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ "The GOOD NEWS News". Archived from the original on 2011-09-30. Retrieved 2007-03-20.
- ^ Ethnologue report for language code:klu