Kru languages

   

The Kru languages belong to the Niger-Congo language family and are spoken in the area ranging from the south-east of Liberia to the east of Ivory Coast. The name Kru is of unknown origin and is according to Westermann (1952) 'used by Europeans to denote a number of tribes speaking related dialects, and the dialects as a whole'.

Examples are Bété, Nyabwa, and Dida.


Sources

  • Westerman, Diedrich Hermann (1952) Languages of West Africa (Part II). Londen/New York/Toronto: Oxford University Press.


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