Tajuasohn language

Kru language of Liberia
Tajuasohn
Native toLiberia
Native speakers
20,000 (2020)[1]
Language family
Niger–Congo?
Language codes
ISO 639-3tja
Glottologtaju1238

The Tajuasohn language, also known as Tajuason, Tajuoso, and Tajuosohn, is a Kru language of the Niger–Congo language family. It is spoken primarily in Sinoe County in eastern Liberia by members of five local clans.[1]

In 1991, Tajuasohn was spoken by 9,600 people.[2]

See also

  • Languages of Africa

References

  1. ^ a b Tajuasohn at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon
  2. ^ Vanderaa, Larry (1991). A survey for Christian Reformed World Missions of missions and churches in West Africa. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Christian Reformed World Missions.

Further reading

  • Duitsman, John; Bertkau, Jana; Laesch, James (March 1975). "A Survey of Kru Dialects". Studies in African Linguistics. 6 (1): 77–103. doi:10.32473/sal.v6i1.
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