Klao language

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A Klao speaker in Liberia.

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.[1] The language has Western, West Central, Central, and Eastern dialects.[2]

Phonology

Consonants

Klao consonants[3]
Labial Alveolar Palatal Velar Labio-
velar
plain lab.
Plosive voiceless Template:IPA link Template:IPA link Template:IPA link Template:IPA link Template:IPA link Template:IPA link
voiced Template:IPA link Template:IPA link Template:IPA link Template:IPA link
Fricative Template:IPA link Template:IPA link
Nasal Template:IPA link Template:IPA link Template:IPA link Template:IPA link Template:IPA link
Lateral Template:IPA link
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  • /l/ may also be heard as flap sounds [ɺ] or [ɾ].[4]

Vowels

Klao vowels[4]
Front Central Back
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Close-mid Template:IPA link Template:IPA link Template:IPA link Template:IPA link Template:IPA link Template:IPA link
Open-mid Template:IPA link Template:IPA link Template:IPA link Template:IPA link
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  • Sounds /ə, ə̃, ɵ, ɵ̃/ may also be heard as [ɪ, ɪ̃, ʊ, ʊ̃] among dialects.[5][3]

References

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  2. ↑ Ethnologue report for language code:klu
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