Krumen language

{{Short description|Kru dialect continuum of Ivory Coast and Liberia}} {{Infobox language |name = Krumen |nativename = |pronunciation = |states = Ivory Coast, Liberia |speakers = {{sigfig|48,300|1}} |date = 1993 |ref=e18 |familycolor = Niger-Congo |fam2 = Atlantic–Congo |fam3 = Kru |fam4 = Western Kru |fam5 = Grebo |lc1=ted |ld1 = Tepo |lc2=pye |ld2 = Pye |lc3=ktj |ld3 = Plapo |glotto=ivor1240 |glottorefname=Ivorian Grebo }}

'''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.<ref name="sil">[http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=ted Ethnologue report on Krumen] at SIL</ref> 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 / Jrwe [ɟʀwe] / Jrewe,<ref name="Marchese">Marchese, Lynell. 1983. ''Atlas linguistique Kru: nouvelle edition''. Abidjan: Agence de Coopération Culturelle et Technique (ACCT).</ref> Yapo, Pie dialects *'''Plapo''' Plapo has only a hundred speakers and no dialectal variation.

== See also == * Kru Pidgin English

==References== {{Reflist}}

Category:Grebo languages Category:Languages of Liberia Category:Languages of Ivory Coast