Glio-Oubi

Glio-Oubi is a Kru language spoken in Côte d’Ivoire and Liberia. Glottolog rates it threatened.

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Glio-Oubi · 5.4°N 7.5°W

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.

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Words in Glio-Oubi

Meaning	Word	Romanization
name	5iro*
eye	yiro*
ear	noa*
nose	mea*
hand	ho*
blood	doula*
bone	kala*
water	5E*
fire	nani*
sun	Tiro*
one	do*
two	hw3*
drink	na*
die	k3*
come	do*

* in the simplified ASJP transcription

Nearby languages

Glaro-Twabo Tepo Krumen Daho-Doo Konobo-Eastern Krahn Pye Krumen Central Grebo Gboloo Grebo Grebo Plapo Krumen Southern Grebo

Elsewhere

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