Grebo language

Grebo
Grebo
Kréébo (Grebo)
Native to	Liberia
Native speakers	390,000 (2001); possibly a few Southern Grebo in Ivory Coast, plus refugees
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Kru Western Kru Grebo languages Grebo; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-2	grb
ISO 639-3	grb – inclusive code; Individual codes:; grj – Southern (including Jabo); grv – Central; gbo – Northern; gec – Gboloo; gry – Barclayville; oub – Glio-Ubi
Glottolog	greb1256

Grebo is a Kru language of Liberia. All of the Grebo languages are referred to as Grebo, though in Ivory Coast, Krumen is the usual name. The Grebo people live in the extreme south-west of Liberia, both on the coast and inland, between the rivers Cavally and Cess.

As in the other Kru languages, tone is extremely important. For instance, né with a high (or high-mid) tone is the first-person pronoun "I", while nè with a low tone is the singular form of "you".

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