Kuwaa language

Kru language of Liberia
Kuwaa
Native toLiberia
Native speakers
27,000 (2020)[1]
Language family
Niger–Congo?
  • Kru
    • Kuwaa
Language codes
ISO 639-3blh
Glottologkuwa1247

The Kuwaa language, also known as Belle, Belleh, Kowaao, and Kwaa, is a Kru language. It is spoken in northwestern Liberia, primarily in Lofa County. The speech of the Lubaisu and Gbade, the two Kuwaa clans, is differentiated only by minor variations in pronunciation.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Kuwaa at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon
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