Klao
Klao is a Kru language spoken in Sierra Leone and Liberia.
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Klao (also Klaoh), or Kru, is a Kru language of the Niger–Congo language family, spoken primarily in Liberia, with some speakers also in Sierra Leone, Ghana and Guinea. It uses SVO word order for main clauses and SOV for embedded clauses. A Klao translation of the Bible by missionary Nancy Lightfoot was released in 2000. The language has Western, West Central, Central, and Eastern dialects.
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Words in Klao
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | 5o* | |
| name | ninE* | |
| eye | ji* | |
| ear | noku* | |
| nose | mna* | |
| tooth | 5E* | |
| tongue | mE* | |
| hand | k3ba* | |
| blood | nino* | |
| bone | kpa* | |
| skin | ku* | |
| knee | kulu* | |
| breast | 5iti* | |
| liver | polo* | |
| water | nī | |
| fire | nE* | |
| sun | jl3* | |
| star | jatnE* | |
| stone | sogb3* | |
| mountain | tlo* | |
| tree | tu* | |
| leaf | w3* | |
| night | mat3* | |
| dog | gbe* | |
| fish | nE* | |
| louse | nE* | |
| one | do* | |
| two | s3* | |
| I | mo* | |
| you | mo* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary
- Wobe-Wè NorthernKru57% alike
- NyabwaKru53% alike
- BassaKru48% alike
- Pye KrumenKru41% alike
- Tepo KrumenKru36% alike
- Southern GreboKru36% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
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