Sapo language

Sapo
Native to Liberia
Native speakers
 36,000 (2006)[1]
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

  1. ↑ Sapo at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
  2. ↑ Nordhoff, Sebastian; Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2013). "Sapo". Glottolog. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.


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