Kpelle | |
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Kpɛlɛwoo | |
Region | Liberia, Guinea, Ivory Coast |
Ethnicity | Kpelle people |
Native speakers | (1.3 million cited 1991–2012) [1] |
Niger–Congo?
| |
African Reference Alphabet, Kpelle syllabary | |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-2 |
kpe |
ISO 639-3 |
kpe – inclusive codeIndividual codes:
gkp – Guinea Kpelle
xpe – Liberia Kpelle
knu – Kono |
Glottolog |
kpel1252 |
The Kpelle /kəˈpɛlə/ [2] language ( endonym: "Kpɛlɛɛ" [3]) is spoken by the Kpelle people of Liberia, Guinea and Ivory Coast and is part of the Mande language family. Guinean Kpelle (also known as Guerze in French), spoken by half a million people, is concentrated primarily, but not exclusively, in the southeastern forest regions of Guinea bordering Liberia, Ivory Coast, and Sierra Leone. Half a million Liberians speak Liberian Kpelle, which is taught in Liberian schools.
The Lord's Prayer in Kpelle: [4]
Labial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Labial–velar | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Plosive | plain | p | t | k | k͡p | |
voiced | b | d | ɡ | ɡ͡b | ||
Implosive | ɓ | |||||
Fricative | plain | f | s | |||
voiced | v | z | ɣ | |||
Trill | r | |||||
Lateral | l | |||||
Nasal | m | n | ŋ | |||
Approximant | j | w |
Front | Central | Back | |
---|---|---|---|
Close | i | u | |
Close-mid | e | o | |
Open-mid | ɛ | ɔ | |
Open | a |
Kpelle | |
---|---|
Kpɛlɛwoo | |
Region | Liberia, Guinea, Ivory Coast |
Ethnicity | Kpelle people |
Native speakers | (1.3 million cited 1991–2012) [1] |
Niger–Congo?
| |
African Reference Alphabet, Kpelle syllabary | |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-2 |
kpe |
ISO 639-3 |
kpe – inclusive codeIndividual codes:
gkp – Guinea Kpelle
xpe – Liberia Kpelle
knu – Kono |
Glottolog |
kpel1252 |
The Kpelle /kəˈpɛlə/ [2] language ( endonym: "Kpɛlɛɛ" [3]) is spoken by the Kpelle people of Liberia, Guinea and Ivory Coast and is part of the Mande language family. Guinean Kpelle (also known as Guerze in French), spoken by half a million people, is concentrated primarily, but not exclusively, in the southeastern forest regions of Guinea bordering Liberia, Ivory Coast, and Sierra Leone. Half a million Liberians speak Liberian Kpelle, which is taught in Liberian schools.
The Lord's Prayer in Kpelle: [4]
Labial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Labial–velar | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Plosive | plain | p | t | k | k͡p | |
voiced | b | d | ɡ | ɡ͡b | ||
Implosive | ɓ | |||||
Fricative | plain | f | s | |||
voiced | v | z | ɣ | |||
Trill | r | |||||
Lateral | l | |||||
Nasal | m | n | ŋ | |||
Approximant | j | w |
Front | Central | Back | |
---|---|---|---|
Close | i | u | |
Close-mid | e | o | |
Open-mid | ɛ | ɔ | |
Open | a |