Sapo language
| Sapo | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Liberia |
Native speakers | 36,000 (2006)[1] |
|
Niger–Congo
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 |
krn |
| Glottolog |
sapo1251[2] |
The Sapo language, also known as Sarpo or Southern Krahn, is a Kru language of the Niger–Congo language family. It is spoken in eastern Liberia, primarily in Grand Gedeh County and Sinoe County, by the Sapo people. Its dialects include: Juarzon, Kabade (Karbardae), Nomopo (Nimpo), Putu, Sinkon (Senkon), and Waya (Wedjah).
See also
References
- ↑ Sapo at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
- ↑ Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin; Bank, Sebastian, eds. (2016). "Sapo". Glottolog 2.7. Jena: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
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