Pidgin · ISO 639-3 lir
Liberian English Language Kru
Liberian English is a Pidgin language spoken by about 1.5 million people in 1 country. It is written in the Latin script.
Where Liberian English is spoken
- Official language
- Regional official
- Spoken by 10%+
- 1–10%
- Smaller communities
Countries that speak Liberian English
Language family
- Pidgin
- English-based pidgin
- Liberian English
Writing system
Latin script
About the Liberian English language
Liberian English (Kru) is spoken by about 1.5 million people, which makes it the 371st most spoken language in the world — just behind Southern Dong (1.5 million) and ahead of Laki (1.5 million). It belongs to the Pidgin language family.
Where is Liberian English spoken?
Liberian English is used in 1 country. The largest communities live in Liberia (4.0 million). More than half of the population speaks it in Liberia — the places where travellers will hear it everywhere.
Liberian English is not a national official language anywhere.
Writing system and status
Liberian English is written in the Latin script. It is a safe, widely transmitted language: children still learn it at home as their first language.
ISO codes: ISO 639-3 lir.
Frequently asked questions about Liberian English
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Data: Languages of the World dataset (MIT) — ISO 639-3, Glottolog (CC BY 4.0), Unicode CLDR, Google LinguaMeta (CC BY 4.0) and Wikidata; country lists: samayo/country-json (MIT). Speaker numbers include first- and second-language speakers where sources report them.