Krumen language
Encyclopedia
Krumen is a dialect continuum
spoken by the Krumen people of Liberia
and Ivory Coast (Tabou
and Grabo
subprefectures). It is a branch of the Grebo languages, a subfamily of the Kru languages
and ultimately of the Niger–Congo languages
. It had 48,300 speakers as of 1993. The main varieties are:
Plapo has only a hundred speakers and no dialectical variation.
Dialect continuum
A dialect continuum, or dialect area, was defined by Leonard Bloomfield as a range of dialects spoken across some geographical area that differ only slightly between neighboring areas, but as one travels in any direction, these differences accumulate such that speakers from opposite ends of the...
spoken by the Krumen people of Liberia
Liberia
Liberia , officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Sierra Leone on the west, Guinea on the north and Côte d'Ivoire on the east. Liberia's coastline is composed of mostly mangrove forests while the more sparsely populated inland consists of forests that open...
and Ivory Coast (Tabou
Tabou
Tabou Department is one of the departments of Côte d'Ivoire. It is one of four departments in Bas-Sassandra Region. It is served by Tabou Airport....
and Grabo
Grabo
-References:*This article was initially created from the French Wikipedia....
subprefectures). It is a branch of the Grebo languages, a subfamily of the Kru languages
Kru languages
-References:* Westerman, Diedrich Hermann Languages of West Africa . London/New York/Toronto: Oxford University Press.-External links:* at Ethnologue*...
and ultimately of the Niger–Congo languages
Niger–Congo languages
The Niger–Congo languages constitute one of the world's major language families, and Africa's largest in terms of geographical area, number of speakers, and number of distinct languages. They may constitute the world's largest language family in terms of distinct languages, although this question...
. It had 48,300 speakers as of 1993. The main varieties are:
- Tepo: Tepo, Bapo, Wlopo / Ropo, Dapo, Honpo, Yrepo / Kapo, Glawlo dialects
- Pye: Trepo, Wluwe-Hawlo, Gbowe-Hran, Wlepo, Dugbo, Yrewe / Giriwe, Yapo, Pie dialects
- Plapo
Plapo has only a hundred speakers and no dialectical variation.