Krumen language

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Native to Ivory Coast, Liberia Glottolog ivor1240		Native speakers 50,000 (1993)
Language family Niger–CongoAtlantic–CongoKruWestern KruGreboKrumen ISO 639-3 Variously:ted – Tepopye – Pyektj – Plapo

Krumen is a dialect continuum spoken by the Krumen people of Liberia and Ivory Coast (Tabou and Grabo subprefectures). It is a branch of the Grebo languages, a subfamily of the Kru languages and ultimately of the Niger–Congo languages. It had 48,300 speakers in 1993. The main varieties are:

Tepo: Tepo, Bapo, Wlopo / Ropo, Dapo, Honpo, Yrepo / Kapo, Glawlo dialects

Pye: Trepo, Wluwe-Hawlo, Gbowe-Hran, Wlepo, Dugbo, Yrewe / Giriwe, Yapo, Pie dialects

Plapo

Plapo has only a hundred speakers and no dialectical variation.

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