Glio-Oubi language

Glio-Oubi language

Infobox Language
name = Glio-Oubi
nativename =
pronunciation =
states = Liberia, Côte d'Ivoire
speakers = 6,000 (1991)
iso1 = "none"
iso2 = "none"
iso3 = oub
familycolor = Niger-Congo
fam1 = Niger-Congo
fam2 = Atlantic-Congo
fam3 = Volta-Congo
fam4 = Kru
fam5 = Western
fam6 = Grebo
script =
rank =
nation =
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The Glio-Oubi language is a Kru language of the Niger-Congo language family. It is spoken in northeast Liberia, where it is known as "Glio", and in western Côte d'Ivoire, where it is known as "Oubi" or "Ubi". It has a lexical similarity of .75 with the Glaro-Twabo language. [cite web
url = http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=oub
title = Glio-Oubi
accessdate = 2008-03-08
author = Gordon, Raymond G., Jr. (ed)
year = 2005
work =
publisher = SIL International
]

As of 1991, Glio-Oubi was spoken by 3,500 people in Liberia and 2,500 in Côte d'Ivoire. [cite book
author = Vanderaa, Larry
title = A survey for Christian Reformed World Missions of missions and churches in West Africa
year = 1991
publisher = Christian Reformed World Missions
location = Grand Rapids, Michigan
]

See also

* Languages of Africa
* Languages of Côte d'Ivoire

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