Languages of Liberia

Liberia is a multilingual country where more than 20 tribal languages are spoken. English is the official language. Kpelle-speaking people are in the majority. The native languages can be grouped in four language families: Mande, Kru, Mel, and the divergent language Gola.[1][2]

Languages of Liberia
OfficialEnglish (American variant)
SignedAmerican Sign Language

Notes and references
  1. Ethnologue page on Languages of Liberia Archived 2011-10-18 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Aménagement linguistique dans le monde - Liberia
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