grbTechnical information about ISO 639 language code grb
The table below provides technical details for the Grebo language, designated by the grb code from the ISO 639-2 standard.
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| Standard | |
| Name | Grebo |
| Text direction | Left-to-Right |
| Language varieties | Northern GreboCentral GreboSouthern GreboGboloo Grebo |
| Related languages | BassaKru (Krumen)KrahnSapo |
| Key facts | Member of the Western Kru branch of the Niger–Congo familyTone is used both lexically and grammatically, with at least two level tones and down-stepEarly written materials date back to 19th-century missionary work that produced primers and Bible portionsReduplication is a common morphological process for deriving adjectives and intensifiersVocabulary shows extensive serial-verb constructions instead of complex verb inflection. |
| Sample phrase | Ebeh, náwɛ? |
| Character encodings | |
| Supported in Localizely |
The Grebo language, identified by the code grb, falls under the 'Macrolanguage' category in terms of its scope and is classified as 'Living' by its type.
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