Glio-Ubi language
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The Glio-Oubi language (Glio-Ubi) is a Kru language of the Niger–Congo language family. It is spoken in northeast Liberia, where it is known as Glio, and in western Ivory Coast, where it is known as Oubi or Ubi. It has a lexical similarity of 0.75 with the Glaro-Twabo language.[1]
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Glio-Oubi | |
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Glio (Liberia), Oubi or Ubi (Ivory Coast) | |
Native to | Liberia, Ivory Coast |
Native speakers | (10,000 cited 1991–2020)[1] |
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ISO 639-3 | oub |
Glottolog | glio1241 |
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In 1991, Glio was spoken by 3,500 people in Liberia and 2,500 Oubi speakers in Ivory Coast.[2]