Glio-Ubi language explained

Glio-Oubi
Nativename:Glio (Liberia), Oubi or Ubi (Ivory Coast)
States:Liberia, Ivory Coast
Date:1991–2020
Ref:e25
Familycolor:Niger-Congo
Fam2:Atlantic–Congo
Fam3:Kru
Fam4:Western
Fam5:Grebo
Iso3:oub
Glotto:glio1241
Glottorefname:Glio-Oubi

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.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Vanderaa, Larry . A survey for Christian Reformed World Missions of missions and churches in West Africa . 1991 . Christian Reformed World Missions . .