Klao language

Klao language

Klao (also "Klaoh") 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. [ [http://www.goodnewsnews.org/americanbible/tgnn/item.php?id=109 The GOOD NEWS News ] ] The language has Western, West Central, Central, and Eastern dialects. [ [http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=klu Ethnologue report for language code:klu ] ]

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*http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=klu


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