Languages of Liberia
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Languages of Liberia | |
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Official languages | English (American variant) |
Sign languages | American Sign Language |
Liberia is a multilingual country where more than thirty languages are spoken. English is the official language. None of the languages group forms a distinctive majority. These languages can be grouped in four language families: Mande, Kru, Mel, and the divergent language Gola.[1][2]
Language groups
- Liberian English
- Liberian Kreyol language (Vernacular Liberian English)
- Merico language (Americo-Liberian)
- Gola