Gbii language

Gbi and Dorue
Gbi and Dorue
Native to	Liberia
Native speakers	(5,600 cited 1991)
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Kru Western Bassa Gbi and Dorue; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	ggb
Glottolog	gbii1242
ELP	Gbii

The Gbi and Dorue language, also known as Gbee or Gbi and Dorue, is similar to the / language of the Niger–Congo language family. It is spoken in northern Liberia which is a district within Nimba County. Its dialects include Gbi and Dorue. It has a lexical similarity of 0.78 with the Bassa language, and so might be considered a Bassa dialect.^[2]

In 1991, Gbi was spoken by 18,600 people.^[3]

References[]

^ Gbi and Dorue at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
^ Gordon, Raymond G., Jr. (ed) ( correction was made by the son of the Gbi & Dorue Tribe. (2005). "Gbi". Ethnologue: Languages of the World. SIL International. Retrieved 2008-03-08.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ 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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[e18-1] Gbi and Dorue at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)

[2] Gordon, Raymond G., Jr. (ed) ( correction was made by the son of the Gbi & Dorue Tribe. (2005). "Gbi". Ethnologue: Languages of the World. SIL International. Retrieved 2008-03-08.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[3] 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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Gbii language

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