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(Redirected from Glio-Oubi language) Kru language spoken in West Africa
Glio-Oubi
Glio (Liberia), Oubi or Ubi (Ivory Coast)
Native toLiberia, Ivory Coast
Native speakers(10,000 cited 1991–2020)
Language familyNiger–Congo?
Language codes
ISO 639-3oub
Glottologglio1241

The Glio-Oubi language (Glio-Ubi) 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 Ivory Coast, where it is known as Oubi or Ubi. It has a lexical similarity of 0.75 with the Glaro-Twabo language.

In 1991, Glio was spoken by 3,500 people in Liberia and 2,500 Oubi speakers in Ivory Coast.

See also

References

  1. ^ Glio-Oubi at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon
  2. 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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